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Colfax

Ghost town · Bulloch County, Georgia

Statesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Statesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Colfax is a ghost town in Bulloch County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Bulloch County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Colfax as a historical populated place on the Statesboro topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.4996° N, 81.8396° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStatesboro
Elevation248 ft
Nearest living townStatesboro, GA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID350315
Coordinates32.49962, -81.83956

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What's there now

Colfax is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Statesboro, GA (population 33,705), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 248 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Colfax?

Colfax is in Bulloch County, Georgia, at 32.4996, -81.8396.

How many ghost towns are in Bulloch County?

Bulloch County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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