Furnace, Kentucky

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Furnace, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Furnace
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Furnace
Furnace (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°45′43″N83°49′54″W / 37.76194°N 83.83167°W / 37.76194; -83.83167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Estill
Elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID512266 [1]

Furnace is an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

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History

Settlers found the surrounding area rich in iron ore. [2] The Estill Steam Furnace, a blast furnace was established in about 1830. [2]

A post office was established in the community in 1857, and named for the Estill Steam Furnace. This was shortened to Furnace in 1882. [3] The post office was discontinued in 1975. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Furnace, Kentucky
  2. 1 2 Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 167. ISBN   9780722249208.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 111–112. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Estill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.


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