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 825 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colfax had a population of 1,009 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Anchor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cropsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
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- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Padua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Holder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- Garber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Ford County
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- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in McLean County
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- Chenoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Risk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
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- Fairbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Gibson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Sabina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
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- Guthrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
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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