Colfax

English

Etymology

From coal +‎ fox, describing a fox with black marks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʊlfæks/

Proper noun

Colfax

  1. An English surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Placer County, California; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    2. A ghost town in Custer County, Colorado; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    3. A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    4. A town in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    5. A city in Jasper County, Iowa; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    6. A town, the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    7. An unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    8. A city in Richland County, North Dakota.
    9. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.
    10. An unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    11. A city, the county seat of Whitman County, Washington; named for Schuyler Colfax, Vice President for Ulysses S. Grant.
    12. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
    13. A town and village in Dunn County, Wisconsin; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  3. A community in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for the city in Iowa.

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