Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Collins had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Collins had a population of 472 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhodes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Colo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- State Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Green Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- State Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oswalt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bondurant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- LaMoille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Saint Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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