Welcome to Eagle Furnace ...
Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County<1>.
The location of Eagle 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 Eagle Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Eagle Furnace is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Eagle Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Eagle Furnace (for example, toward Newton), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Eagle Furnace is located in the (865) area code.
Communities Also Named Eagle Furnace ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eagle Furnace - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Furnace.
Communities near Eagle Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Furnace.
- Lakemont Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Fairfield Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
- Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <4>
- Harriman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <4>
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Lake Tansi Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <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 Eagle Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle 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 Eagle Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Eagle Furnace.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Furnace ...
Looking for more information about Eagle 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 Eagle Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Furnace.
Adding Eagle Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eagle 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 Eagle Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Eagle Furnace post office opened in 1847.
We also found Eagle Furnace in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |