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Welcome to Collins ...

So far, we found very little information about Collins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Collins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Collins, please Contact Us.

Collins would have been located within present day Kankakee County<2>.

The pronunciation of Collins: KAHL-inz<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Collins is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Collins was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Collins (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Codes where Collins was located: 815 & 779<5>

Communities Also Named Collins ...

While we believe that this Collins is located in Kankakee County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Collins. Those communities are located in the following counties: Randolph, Will and Winnebago County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 41 communities that are also named Collins - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (3).

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

Websites for Collins ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Collins ...

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

  • Kankakee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manteno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beecher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Peotone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Momence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Limestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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

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

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

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

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Collins. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Collins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Collins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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