Editing Colfax, Indiana (section)

==History==
Colfax was laid out in 1849 by Montgomery Stroud. It was originally named Midway for its position between Chicago and Louisville along the IC&L railroad.  In 1853 the town gained a post office named Colfax, and in December 1857 the name of the town itself became Colfax, by petition of the residents.  By 1861 the town had two churches, two general stores, a hotel, a saw mill and approximately 200 residents.

An incorporation election held December 25, 1869, resulted in 24 yeas and 1 no.  The town had 187 residents in 1870, but with the construction of the [[Vandalia, Indiana|Vandalia]] railroad through town in 1870-71 it grew quickly and by 1880 had a population of 638.<ref name="hcc">{{cite book
|last=Claybaugh
|first=Joseph
|title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofclinton02clay
|year=1913
|publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
|location=Indianapolis
|chapter=Perry Township
}}</ref>

The [[Colfax Carnegie Library]] and [[Rosenberger Building]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>