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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <2>
- Chopin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Iatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rapides
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Cloutierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloutierville
- Cloutierville is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloutierville <2>
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Black Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
- Derry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Gorum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
- Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <2>
- Weil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <2>
- Mora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Mora is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Milford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Fishville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Saint Maurice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Saint Maurice is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maurice <2>
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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. |