Welcome to Van Buren Furnace ...

Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

The location of Van Buren 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 Van Buren Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Van Buren Furnace is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Van Buren Furnace lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Van Buren Furnace ...

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

• Front Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Strasburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Mount Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Stephens City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Edinburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Maurertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurertown
  • Maurertown is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurertown <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 Van Buren Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Buren Furnace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Buren Furnace ...

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

Adding Van Buren Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Van Buren Furnace in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Buren Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Buren 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/