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Welcome to Collier ...

Collier is located in Monroe County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Collier: 478

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.

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 near Collier ...

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

  • Griffin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Forsyth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Zebulon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • Milner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/