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Furnace Hill

Ghost town · Berks County, Pennsylvania

Reading quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Reading quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Furnace Hill is a ghost town in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 9 former communities in Berks County on the federal names register. No county in Pennsylvania has more among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Furnace Hill as a historical populated place on the Birdsboro topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2716° N, 75.8108° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBirdsboro
Elevation221 ft
Nearest living townBaumstown, PA
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2487669
Coordinates40.27163, -75.81080

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What's there now

Furnace Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baumstown, PA (population 194), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 221 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Furnace Hill?

Furnace Hill is in Berks County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2716, -75.8108.

How many ghost towns are in Berks County?

Berks County, Pennsylvania has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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