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>
While we didn't find Colfax in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colfax. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Volney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Cobmoosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Crystal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Bitely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Hesperia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Brohman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Hart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
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- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mears
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Tallman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Pentwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Era
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Alleyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- White Cloud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Sauble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sauble is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
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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