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

Furnace, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°45′43″N 83°49′54″W
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 ID	512266[1]

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

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Furnace, Kentucky
Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 167. ISBN 9780722249208.
Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
"Estill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. KY-46, "Estill Steam Furnace, Ridge between Millers Creek & Hardwicks Creek, Furnace, Estill County, KY"

v t e Municipalities and communities of Estill County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Irvine
Cities	Irvine Ravenna	Location of Estill County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Fitchburg Fox Furnace Happy Top Iron Mound Jinks Kimbrell Knob Lick Lynch Town Macedonia Pryse Shade Sparks Stump Sweet Lick The Forks Winston Witt
Ghost town	Rice Station
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