Welcome to Union Furnace ...

Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

The location of Union 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 Union Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Union Furnace is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Union Furnace lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Union Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Union Furnace - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Union Furnace ...

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

• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Huntingdon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Tyrone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Bellwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Williamsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Osceola Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Houtzdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <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 Union Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Furnace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Furnace ...

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

Adding Union Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Furnace post office opened in 1828.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/