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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Calvin is located in Huntingdon County
  • Page ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
    • Page is located in Huntingdon County
  • Latta Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latta Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Grove
    • Latta Grove is located in Huntingdon County
    • Latta Grove has also been known as:
    • Barneytown
  • Mapleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
    • Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
  • Aitch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aitch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitch
    • Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
  • Trough Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trough Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
    • Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Salter
    • From Colfax to Salter
  • Newton Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
    • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airydale
    • Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
  • Carlim
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
    • Carlim is located in Blair County
  • Covedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
    • Covedale is located in Blair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Covedale
    • From Colfax to Covedale

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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