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Welcome to Collinsville ...

Collinsville is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

Collinsville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Collinsville: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Websites for Collinsville ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities Also Named Collinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Collinsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Collinsville ...

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

  • Atlanta
  • Brookhaven
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the northwest of Collinsville.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brookhaven
  • Peachtree Corners
  • Milstead
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    • Milstead lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the east of Collinsville.
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Milstead
  • Tucker
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the northwest of Collinsville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tucker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker<6>
  • Lawrenceville
  • Chamblee
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
    • Chamblee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the northwest of Collinsville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chamblee
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamblee<6>
  • Stockbridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Collinsville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stockbridge
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge<6>
  • Stockbridge North
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Stockbridge North lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the southwest of Collinsville.
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stockbridge North
  • McDonough
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • McDonough lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the south of Collinsville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on McDonough
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough<6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collinsville ...

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

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

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Collinsville, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7023, Longitude: -84.0885       In this case, the coordinates for Collinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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