Colfax is an unincorporated populated place in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.

The Colfax post office was located at the settlement in 1870 and remained in operation until 1905, after which mail was delivered from Canton.

[3] Another early settler named Kellam donated 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land, and on part of it, a cemetery was established.

[6] Colfax is located at the headspring of the Neches River on Farm to Market Road 16, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Canton in southeastern Van Zandt County.

The school hosted 122 students in 1906, and its local Grange and Masonic organizations met at the schoolhouse for revivals and church services.