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 468 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kernersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- White Road ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belews Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scalesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Archdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freeman Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Alspaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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