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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Anchor is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor <2>
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksville <2>
- Cropsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey
- Cropsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cropsey <2>
- Arrowsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsmith
- Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsmith <2>
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
- Saybrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Saybrook is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <2>
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
- Merna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
- Merna is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <2>
- Padua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Holder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Garber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
- Strawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
- Strawn is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <2>
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Chenoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
- Chenoa is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <2>
- Risk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fairbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
- Fairbury is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <2>
- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Gibson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <2>
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
- Towanda is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <2>
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Sabina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Guthrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in McLean County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |