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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>

While we didn't find Collins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Collins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Collins listed first.

  • Koster
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Koster is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
  • Saint Anne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hopkins Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
    • Hopkins Park village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
  • Papineau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Exline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Exline is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
  • Beaverville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Momence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Kankakee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Chebanse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grant Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Greenwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • L'Erable
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
  • Donovan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Sherburnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
  • Irwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morocco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <2>
  • Sollitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
  • Iroquois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ashkum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Goodrich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich

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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