RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Delaware >> New Castle County >> Collins Beach >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Collins Beach (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Collins Beach. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Collins Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Collins Beach: Collins Bch.
  • While the name of this community is Collins Beach, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Beach may originally have been Collin's Beach.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Beach might be written as Collin Beach.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Collins Beach is located in New Castle County.

To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Collins Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Beach:

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Collins Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Odessa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Port Penn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McDonough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Delaware City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Georges
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burtonwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spruance City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Leipsic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blackiston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Carlisle Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Kenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Templeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
    • Bridgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Warwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Chesapeake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayots
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Cecilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hack Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Delancy Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Earleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • John Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Iron Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Windsor Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Massey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Millington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregg Neck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Dogwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lambson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Still Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Sudlersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crumpton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Ingleside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Church Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Town Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Price
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Bridgeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Fairton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Beals Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Cedarville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • West Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Seabrook Farms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • Rosenhayn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Avis Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Beckett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Ferrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Mullica Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Acton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Pointers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Alloway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Penton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Friesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Riddleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Aldine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.
    • Linwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Marcus Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Beach.

Cemeteries Near Collins Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins Beach.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Collins Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.

  • Massey Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <3>
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Townsend.
    • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lees Cemetery
    • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Pinetree Cemetery
  • Cuff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
    • The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canton Cemetery
  • Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich Friends Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Drawer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Corbit Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Collins Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Beach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Beach, with the one closest to Collins Beach listed first.

  • Deakyneville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
  • Bay Side
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • Blackbird
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Green Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Odessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Port Penn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leipsic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greenwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Harmersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmersville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Beach.

Newspapers Published in Collins Beach ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Beach, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Collins Beach:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Collins Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.