Welcome to Paradise Furnace ...

Paradise Furnace is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

The location of Paradise Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paradise Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Paradise Furnace is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Paradise Furnace lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near Paradise Furnace ...

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

• Huntingdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Mount Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Martinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Todd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Duncansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
  • Duncansville is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <4>
• Saxton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <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 Paradise Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paradise Furnace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paradise Furnace ...

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

Adding Paradise Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paradise 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 Paradise Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paradise Furnace post office opened in 1844.

We also found Paradise Furnace in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paradise Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/