Welcome to Collier ...

Collier is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Collier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Collier is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Collier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Collier is located in the (478) area code.

Websites for Collier ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Collier, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Collier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Collier - they are located in Alabama, California (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collier.

Communities near Collier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Collier.

• Griffin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <4>
• Barnesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Forsyth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Zebulon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <4>
• Russellville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe County
• Flovilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flovilla
  • Flovilla is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flovilla <4>
• Milner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <4>
• Jenkinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
  • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <4>
• Yatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
  • Yatesville is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Collier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Collier. See our Newspapers Page for Collier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collier ...

Looking for more information about Collier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Collier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collier.

Adding Collier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Collier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Collier post office opened in 1875.

We also found Collier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Collier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/