Do you know of Franklin Furnace ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Franklin Furnace. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Franklin Furnace.<1>

Our sources for Franklin Furnace (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Franklin Furnace other than they indicate that Franklin Furnace would be found somewhere in Sussex County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1838 and closed  in 1913.

Communities Also Named Franklin Furnace ...

We found three communities that share the name Franklin Furnace.

Within New Jersey, the name Franklin Furnace is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Scioto County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin Furnace [Scioto County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin Furnace [Franklin County].
    • Montour County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin Furnace [Montour County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Franklin Furnace ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Franklin Furnace:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Sussex County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sussex County.