Colfax

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Colfax (pronounced kōl'faks) may refer to any of the following.

Contents 1 Historical events 2 People with the surname Colfax 3 Places in North America 4 Other

Historical events

• The Colfax Massacre, an 1873 incident in Colfax, Louisiana

People with the surname Colfax

• Schuyler Colfax, politician and 17th Vice President of the United States (1869-1873); many of the U.S. locations are named for this statesman

Places in North America

In Canada:

• Colfax, Saskatchewan

In the United States:

Counties:

• Colfax County, Nebraska
• Colfax County, New Mexico

Towns:

• Colfax, California
• Colfax, Illinois
• Colfax, Indiana
• Colfax, Iowa
• Colfax, Louisiana
• Colfax, North Carolina
• Colfax, North Dakota
• Colfax, Washington
• Colfax, Wisconsin
• Colfax (town), Wisconsin
• Colfax Township, Illinois
• Colfax Township, Indiana
• Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Dallas County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Page County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Webster County, Iowa
• Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas
• Colfax Township, Marion County, Kansas
• Colfax Township, Wilson County, Kansas
• Colfax Township, North Carolina
• Colfax Township, North Dakota
• Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan
• Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan
• Colfax Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
• Colfax Township, Oceana County, Michigan
• Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan
• Colfax Township, Minnesota
• Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri
• Colfax Township, Daviess County, Missouri
• Colfax Township, DeKalb County, Missouri
• Colfax Township, Harrison County, Missouri

Other locations:

• Colfax Oil Field, oilfield, Grant Parish, Louisiana (31°33'15"N 92°43'35"W)
• Camp Colfax, military camp, Malheur County, Oregon (44°16'17"N 117°59'20"W)
• Colfax Peak, summit, Whatcom County, Washington (48°46'16"N 121°50'38"W)
• Colfax Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in Denver, Colorado

Other

• The Colfax, a 125-foot Coast Guard cutter; transferred to the Navy in 1917 and served in the vicinity of Baltimore during World War I; returned to the Coast Guard in 1919

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