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 in 1895, Colfax had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colfax had a population of 154 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Galchutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abercrombie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCauleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dwight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kindred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
- Barney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wyndmere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Power
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Power is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Moselle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Breckenridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horace
(19 miles [30.6 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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