Welcome to Furnace ...

Furnace is primarily located in Page County<1>. A portion of Furnace extends into Rockingham County.

The location of 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 Furnace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Furnace is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Furnace lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Furnace: This one is located in Page County and the other is located in Spotsylvania County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Furnace - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Furnace ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Luray
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Broadway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Elkton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Timberville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Shenandoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Stanley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Stanardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <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 Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnace ...

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

Adding Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Furnace was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Furnace on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

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