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 127 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.
- Calvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Huntingdon County
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- Page ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Page is located in Huntingdon County
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- Latta Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latta Grove is located in Huntingdon County
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- Latta Grove has also been known as:
- Barneytown
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ardenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
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- Aitch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
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- Trough Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
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- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shirleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Entriken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orbisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Airydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
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- Carlim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
- Covedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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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