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Welcome to Old Furnace ...

Old Furnace is located in Beaver County<1>.

Old Furnace is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Old Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Old Furnace: This one is located in Beaver County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Old Furnace - they are located in Delaware, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Furnace.

Websites for Old Furnace ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Old Furnace, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Old Furnace ...

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

  • New Castle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Economy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellwood City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coraopolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Furnace ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old 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.