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Nearest Communities to Colfax,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Colfax, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Colfax:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Colfax.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Colfax is located in Whitman County and is the County Seat.

The following 10 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Colfax. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Whitman County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Colfax (which is Whitman County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Colfax

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Whitman County   (where Colfax resides)
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colfax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
      • Risbeck
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Risbeck is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risbeck
      • Harpole
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Harpole is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpole
      • Manning
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Manning is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Mockonema
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
      • Glenwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parvin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Parvin is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
      • Shawnee
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Diamond is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Wilcox
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilcox is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Steptoe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Albion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elberton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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        • Union Center
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Union Center is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Thera
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Thera is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thera
        • Armstrong
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Armstrong is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Fallon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Fallon is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
        • Cashup
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Cashup is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
        • Ewartsville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
        • Kitzmiller
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
        • Lairds
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Lairds is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairds
        • Madson
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Madson is located in Whitman County
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        • Palouse
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Crabtree
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
        • Garfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Almota
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Pullman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Whelan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Whelan is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
        • Ringo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Ringo is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
        • Eden
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grinnell
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ladow
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ladow is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladow
        • Sokulk
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
        • Dusty
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dusty is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
        • Robinson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Pullman Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
        • Whitlow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Whitlow is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow
        • Endicott
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Thornton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Thornton is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
        • Walters
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Walters is located in Whitman County
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        • Busby
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Busby is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Oakesdale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Sunset
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Sunset is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
        • Belmont
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lancaster
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Lancaster is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Saint John
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wawawai ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
        • Staley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunshine
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilma is located in Whitman County
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        • Huntley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Huntley is located in Whitman County
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        • Juno
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Chambers
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Swift
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Swift is located in Whitman County
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        • Flaig
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Flaig is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaig
        • Penawawa
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Penawawa is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penawawa
        • Balder
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Balder is located in Whitman County
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        • McCoy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • McCoy is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
        • Farmington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Johnson is located in Whitman County
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        • Winona
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Winona is located in Whitman County
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        • Warner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Warner is located in Whitman County
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        • Donahue
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Donahue is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
        • Seltice
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sutton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Sutton is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
        • Kenova
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Kenova is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
        • Pine City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Pine City is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
        • Ewan
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Ewan is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewan
        • Fairbanks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Fairbanks is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
        • Malden
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Pandora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Pandora is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
        • Rosalia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Lavista
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Lavista is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavista
        • Colton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Purrington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Purrington is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purrington
        • LaCrosse
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Lone Pine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jerita
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Jerita is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerita
        • Tekoa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Uniontown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Peyton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Peyton is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
        • Shreck
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Shreck is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreck
        • Willard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Leon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pampa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pampa is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
        • Revere
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Revere is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
        • Hay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hay is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
  • Garfield County
    • County Website:   https://www.garfieldcountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Pomeroy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colfax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
      • Illia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Illia is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illia
      • Mayview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ping
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ping is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
      • Gould City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Gould City is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
      • Kirby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Kirby is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Central Ferry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Central Ferry is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Ferry
      • Mentor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Mentor is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Pataha
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pomeroy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Spokane County
  • Benewah County
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colfax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
      • Buswell ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Buswell is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
      • Viola
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Estes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Estes is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Freeze
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Potlatch Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Moscow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
      • Onaway
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Potlatch
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Hampton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hampton is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Princeton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Blaine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Joel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
        • Cornwall
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
        • Chambers ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Chambers is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
        • Howell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Troy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
        • Harvard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Genesee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lenville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nez Perce County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colfax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.