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Welcome to Furches ...Furches is primarily located in Alleghany County<1>. A portion of Furches extends into Ashe County. The location of Furches has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Furches, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Furches is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Furches is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Furches lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Furches: (336) Communities near Furches ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furches.
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 Furches. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furches. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furches. 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 Furches. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furches. See our Newspapers Page for Furches. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furches ...Looking for more information about Furches? 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 Furches, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Furches. Adding Furches to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Furches 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 Furches was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Furches. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Furches. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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