Welcome to Collett ...

Collett is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collett, 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.

Collett is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Collett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Collett - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Collett ...

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

• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eldon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Keosauqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <4>
• Agency
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Batavia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Bonaparte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collett ...

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

Adding Collett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Collett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/