Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Colfax had a population of 670 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colfax had a population of 2,009 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Chicago Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weimar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Yankee Jims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dutch Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Towle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Newcastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colfax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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