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History · Colfax Township

53% of Colfax Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on.

0on the National Register
53%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Colfax Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Colfax Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Colfax Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Colfax Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Colfax Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Colfax Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 617. Colfax Township has the name of Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United States.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 613 in 2010, 617 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Colfax Township, 1883 to 1936

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Mabel post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1936Post officeThe Mabel post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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On the map

Colfax Township on the map, 1924 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Colfax Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Colfax Township on the 1924 USGS mapColfax Township on the 1984 USGS map1924Winston sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Colfax Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Colfax Township

Nobody well known was born in Colfax Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Conrad BurnsAmerican politician · b. 1935
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Edward Harrison TaylorAmerican herpetologist · b. 1889
DeWitt Clarke JenningsAmerican actor · b. 1871
Joseph I. FranceAmerican politician · b. 1873
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Walter PageAmerican jazz musician · b. 1900
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Don GillisAmerican composer · b. 1912
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Mabel, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Mabel
Gone or out of use
Castor SchoolschoolEureka SchoolschoolIsland Number 10 SchoolschoolLone Cottage SchoolschoolLone Star SchoolschoolWood Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Colfax Township
Winston

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrand River TownshipIts storyC−Kidder TownshipIts storyC+Sheridan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.