Colfax

Proper noun

Colfax

1. An English surname.
2. A city in Placer County, California; named for Schuyler Colfax.
   • The outage area continues to expand, stretching from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines.2026 June 20, Erin Heft, “Massive PG&E power outage leaves approximately 61,000 customers in the dark across Placer County”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026
3. A ghost town in Custer County, Colorado; named for Schuyler Colfax.
4. A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for Schuyler Colfax.
5. A town in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
6. A city in Jasper County, Iowa; named for Schuyler Colfax.
7. A town, the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
8. An unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina; named for Schuyler Colfax.
9. A city in Richland County, North Dakota.
10. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.
11. An unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas; named for Schuyler Colfax.
12. A city, the county seat of Whitman County, Washington; named for Schuyler Colfax, Vice President for Ulysses S. Grant.