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Communities Also Named Colfax ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Colfax.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Colfax is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Colfax is located in Baxter County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Colfax.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Colfax is located in Placer County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Colfax.
    • Colorado
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Colfax.
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Colfax [Saint Johns County].
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Colfax [Bulloch County].
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Colfax [Marion County].
    • Illinois
      • McLean County
      • This Colfax is located in McLean County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Colfax.
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Colfax is located in Clinton County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Colfax.
    • Iowa
      • Jasper County
      • This Colfax is located in Jasper County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Colfax.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Chautauqua County].
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Elk County].
      • McPherson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [McPherson County].
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Montgomery County].
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Osage County].
      • Osborne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Osborne County].
      • Wilson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colfax [Wilson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Colfax is located in Fleming County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Colfax.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Colfax is located in Grant Parish and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Colfax.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Colfax [Bay County].
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Colfax [Mecosta County].
      • Oceana County
      • This Colfax is located in Oceana County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oceana County community of Colfax.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Colfax [Kandiyohi County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Colfax [Colfax County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Colfax is located in Guilford County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Colfax.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • This Colfax is located in Richland County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Colfax.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This Colfax is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Colfax.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Colfax [Allegheny County].
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Colfax is located in Huntingdon County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Colfax.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Colfax is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Colfax.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Colfax is located in Whitman County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Colfax.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Colfax is located in Marion County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Colfax.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • This Colfax is located in Dunn County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Colfax.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colfax ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Creelman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creelman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelman
  • Francis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Grassdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
  • Griffin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Ralph
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Yellow Grass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

How Far From Colfax to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colfax to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colfax and extending to:

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Colfax to Regina, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colfax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colfax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colfax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8722, Longitude: -103.8427    
<2>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.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Colfax could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Colfax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.16 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.71 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.649 degrees.




 

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