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 957 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colfax had a population of 2,050 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Oswalt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Santiago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bondurant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Runnells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Percy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Reasnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
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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