Welcome to Collington ...

Collington is located in Prince George's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Collington is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Collington: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Collington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Collington - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Collington ...

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

• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Annapolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <5>
• College Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• New Carrollton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <5>
• Bladensburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
  • Bladensburg is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladensburg <5>

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 Collington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collington. 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 Collington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collington ...

Looking for more information about Collington? 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 Collington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collington.

Adding Collington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collington 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 Collington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Collington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/