Welcome to Furnace Village ...
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Furnace Village: Furnace Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Furnace Village is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Furnace Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Furnace Village: 508 & 774<3>
Communities Also Named Furnace Village ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Furnace Village - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Furnace Village.
Communities near Furnace Village ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furnace Village.
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Pawtucket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Braintree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Furnace Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace Village.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furnace Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Furnace Village.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnace Village. See our Newspapers Page for Furnace Village.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Furnace Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Furnace Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Furnace Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |