Welcome to Norton Furnace ...
So far, we found very little information about Norton Furnace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Norton Furnace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Norton Furnace, please Contact Us.
Norton Furnace would have been located within present day Bristol County<2>.
The location of Norton Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norton Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Norton Furnace is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Norton Furnace was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Norton Furnace still existed, it would have been in the (508) & (774)<5> area codes.
Communities near Norton Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norton Furnace.
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Fall River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Cranston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- 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 Norton Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norton Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norton 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 Norton Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Norton Furnace.
Adding Norton Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norton Furnace in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Norton Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Norton Furnace post office opened in 1889.
We also found Norton Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norton Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Norton Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norton Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |