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    Colfax is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Colfax is located approximately 24 miles east of Des Moines. The town was founded in 1866, and...
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    Schuyler Colfax (/ˈskaɪlər ˈkoʊlfæks/ SKY-lər KOHL-fax; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who...
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  • a city Colfax, Colorado, a ghost town Colfax, Illinois, a village Colfax, Indiana, a town Colfax, Iowa, a city Colfax, Louisiana, a town Colfax, North...
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  • County, Indiana Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas Colfax Township, Marion...
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    James Norman Hall (category People from Colfax, Iowa)
    most influential cinematographers in film history. Hall was born in Colfax, Iowa, where he attended the local schools. His early home is listed on the...
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  • American immigrants from Iowa. The community was named by B.A. Brown, after Colfax, Iowa. The current population of Colfax is 6 people. Wendy Leach,...
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    James B. Weaver (category People from Colfax, Iowa)
    serving as mayor of his home town, Colfax, Iowa, Weaver retired from his pursuit of elective office. He died in Iowa in 1912. Most of Weaver's political...
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    Iowa Hill Store spanning all the way to Colfax, crossing the North Fork in between. In 1851 or 1852, miners from Iowa discovered gold here. The Iowa City...
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  • 230907 Colfax–Mingo Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Colfax, Iowa. Located in Jasper County, it serves Colfax, Mingo...
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  • "COLFAX-MINGO" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved October 12, 2020. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department...
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    due north for 5 miles (8.0 km) until Colfax. At Colfax, Iowa 117 turns west onto State Street. Outside of Colfax, State Street is Jasper County Road F48...
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    in Altoona, Living History Farms in Urbandale, Trainland USA in Colfax, and the Iowa Speedway and Valle Drive-In in Newton. Boone hosts the biennial Farm...
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    The Colfax Spring City Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Colfax, Iowa, United States. It was listed...
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    Colfax Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 746. Colfax Township was...
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    2008. "Colfax-Mingo." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 28, 2019. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department...
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  • Colfax Township is a township in Page County, Iowa, United States. It is named for Schuyler Colfax. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information...
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  • Colfax Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Colfax Township was established in 1871. It is named for Schuyler Colfax. U.S...
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  • Clermont Colfax Smith (28 November 1868 – 5 December 1939) was an American educator, physician, and politician. A native of Adair County, Iowa, born on...
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    2008. "Colfax-Mingo." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 28, 2019. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department...
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    Herschel F. Briles (category People from Colfax, Iowa)
    Briles was born in Colfax, Iowa, the son of Ida Ellen (Gouty) and William Henry Briles. He joined the Army from Fort Des Moines, Iowa on his 27th birthday...
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  • Colfax Township is a township in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Grundy...
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    Joe Laws (category People from Colfax, Iowa)
    the Packers, Laws attended the University of Iowa where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. While at Iowa he was named All-Big Ten quarterback and the...
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    Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States. As of 2010, there are 943 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa. According to the 2020...
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    42.62; -94.14 Colfax Township is a township in Webster County, Iowa. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Webster...
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    Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner (category People from Jasper County, Iowa)
    Turner practised medicine in Colfax, Iowa, from March, 1884. She was a member of the Iowa State Medical Society; Iowa Public Health Association, having...
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    Iowa Highway 330 (Iowa 330) is a 47-mile-long (76 km) state highway that travels northeasterly from Altoona past Albion, to just north of Marshalltown...
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    Midwestern United States on August 10–11, 2020, primarily eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. It caused high winds and spawned an outbreak...
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  • Thumbnail for Colfax Township, Dallas County, Iowa
    Colfax Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 403. Colfax Township covers an area of 36...
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    160) Saylorville (census-designated place) (3,301) Mitchellville (2,485) Colfax (2,255) Monroe (1,967) Dallas Center (1,901) Stuart (partial) (1,782) Prairie...
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  • Muscatine Railway Clinton Street Railway Clinton and Lyons Horse Railway Colfax Springs Railway Davenport and Muscatine Railway Des Moines City Railway...
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