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 261 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.
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- North Berne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Berne is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Berne
- West Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Dumontville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dumontville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumontville
- Thurston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Joe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Crossenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Carthon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
- Ziontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
- Millersport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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