Colfax
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Colfax (pronounced kōl'faks) may refer to any of the following.
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[edit] Historical events
- Colfax massacre, an 1873 incident in Colfax, Louisiana
- Colfax County War in New Mexico in 1876 between settlers and the Santa Fe Ring
[edit] People with the surname Colfax
- Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873), politician and 17th Vice President of the United States
[edit] Places in North America
In Canada:
- Colfax, Saskatchewan
In the United States:
Counties:
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, Grant Parish, Louisiana ( )
- Camp Colfax, military camp, Malheur County, Oregon ( )
- Colfax Peak, summit, Whatcom County, Washington ( )
- Colfax Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in Denver, Colorado
[edit] Corporations
- Colfax Corporation, parent company of Warren Pumps LLC, based in Warren, MA, Portland Valves, based in Portland, ME, and Zenith Pumps.
[edit] Other
- The Colfax, a 125-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter; transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1917 and served in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland during World War I; returned to the Coast Guard in 1919