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Welcome to Furnace Ford ...

Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Furnace Ford: Furnace Frd.

Furnace Ford is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Furnace Ford: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Furnace Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Furnace Ford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Furnace Ford ...

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

  • Frederick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Rockville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Herndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Purcellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace Ford.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnace Ford ...

Looking for more information about Furnace Ford? 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 Ford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Furnace Ford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Furnace Ford - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Furnace Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Furnace Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.