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Welcome to Collinston ...

The village of Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collinston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Collinston has a population of 247 people<2> (see below for details).

Collinston is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Collinston: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Collinston: 71229<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Collinston had an population of 247 people. This is a decrease of 13.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Collinston had a population of 287 people. This makes Collinston the parish's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 287 people, the population of Collinston decreased 12.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 327 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Collinston.

Communities Also Named Collinston ...

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

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

Communities near Collinston ...

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

  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
  • West Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rayville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mer Rouge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairbanks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Swartz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collinston ...

Looking for more information about Collinston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Collinston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Collinston.

Adding Collinston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collinston 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 (so far) for Collinston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Collinston post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collinston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Morehouse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Collinston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collinston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Collinston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Collinston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Collinston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Collinston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/