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Welcome to Durham Furnace ...

Durham Furnace is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durham Furnace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Durham Furnace is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Durham Furnace ...

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

  • Allentown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Northampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkasie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
  • Quakertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doylestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durham Furnace ...

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

Adding Durham Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durham 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 Durham Furnace was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durham Furnace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durham Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.