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 161 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Colfax had a population of 1,431 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chopin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
- Iatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iatt is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
- Rapides
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Cloutierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gorum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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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