Welcome to Furnace ...

Furnace is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Furnace is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Furnace - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Furnace.

Communities near Furnace ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furnace.

• Worcester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Amherst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Gardner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Holden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Southbridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
  • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• Belchertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Charlton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
  • Charlton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
• Palmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
• Spencer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furnace. 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Furnace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnace ...

Looking for more information about Furnace? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Furnace.

Adding Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Furnace in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Furnace post office opened in 1875.

We also found Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/