Welcome to Rollins ...

Rollins is located in Autauga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rollins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Rollins is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rollins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rollins ...

While we believe that this Rollins is located in Autauga County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Rollins. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chambers and Etowah County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 14 communities that are also named Rollins - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rollins ...

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

• Prattville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Millbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Clanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
• Wetumpka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <4>
• Elmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
• Coosada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
• Deatsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
• Autaugaville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
  • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
• Billingsley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
  • Billingsley is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <4>
• Lightwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rollins ...

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

Adding Rollins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rollins in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Rollins post office opened in 1892.

We also found Rollins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rollins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/