Welcome to Green Spring Furnace ...

Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Green Spring 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 Green Spring Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Green Spring Furnace: Green Spg. Furnace (or less commonly used: Green Spng. Furnace or Green Sprng. Furnace)

Green Spring Furnace is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Green Spring Furnace: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities near Green Spring Furnace ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Greencastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Williamsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Mercersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <5>
• Hancock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Keedysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>
• Funkstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
  • Funkstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Spring Furnace ...

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

Adding Green Spring Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Spring 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 Green Spring Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Green Spring Furnace post office opened in 1851.

We also found Green Spring Furnace in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Spring Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/