Welcome to Principio Furnace ...
Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Principio Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Principio Furnace is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Principio Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Principio Furnace: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Principio Furnace ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Principio Furnace, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Principio Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Principio Furnace.
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
- Havre de Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bel Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- North East
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
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 Principio Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Principio Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Principio 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 Principio Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Principio Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Principio Furnace.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Principio Furnace ...
Looking for more information about Principio 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 Principio Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Principio Furnace.
Adding Principio Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Principio 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 Principio Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Principio Furnace post office opened in 1850.
We also found Principio Furnace in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Principio Furnace.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Principio Furnace - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Principio Furnace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Principio Furnace 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |