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 in 1895, Colfax had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colfax, with the one closest to Colfax listed first.
- Bentons Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentons Ferry
- Gaston Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
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- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boothsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monongah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Barrackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
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- Forksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
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- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoult
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
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- Thoburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
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- Everson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Marion County
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- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
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- Oreide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
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- Montana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Rivesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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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