Welcome to Columbia Furnace ...

Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbia Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

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

The area code for Columbia Furnace: (540)

Communities near Columbia Furnace ...

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

• Strasburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Woodstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Timberville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• New Market
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Toms Brook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <4>
• Wardensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <4>
• Calvary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
  • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia Furnace ...

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

Adding Columbia Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia 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 Columbia Furnace was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Columbia Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/