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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Collins Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Collins Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Collins Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Collins Corner: Collins Cor. (or less commonly used: Collins Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Collins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Corner may originally have been Collin's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Corner might be written as Collin Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Collins Corner is located in Kalamazoo County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kalamazoo County: Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Collins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Corner:

  • Kalamazoo County     (The home county of Collins Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Pavillion Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
      • Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Scotts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <3>
    • Milwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
      • Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Comstock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Portage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Galesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vicksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Climax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Eastwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Kalamazoo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parchment
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
      • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>
    • Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
    • East Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Plainwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Neeley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
      • Neeley is located in Allegan County
    • Otsego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Watson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Shelbyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Allegan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Hickory Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
      • Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <3>
    • Doster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Delton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Prairieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
    • Banfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
      • Banfield is located in Barry County
    • Cedar Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Cloverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
    • Dowling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
    • Maple Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
  • Branch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Sherwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Branch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Union City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Matteson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
      • Matteson is located in Branch County
    • Hodunk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
      • Hodunk is located in Branch County
    • Bronson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Girard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Branch County
    • Batavia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Branch County
    • Coldwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatmaker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatmaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
      • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • West Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Fort Custer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
      • Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
      • Former name for Fort Custer:
      • Camp Custer
    • East Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
      • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Sonoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
      • Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
    • Joppa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Calhoun County
    • Level Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
      • Level Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Oak Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Athens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
    • Beadle Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
      • Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Battle Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
    • Brownlee Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
      • Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Marcellus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Corey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
      • Corey is located in Cass County
    • Wakelee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakelee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
      • Wakelee is located in Cass County
    • Jones
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Penn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
      • Penn is located in Cass County
    • Vandalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Eaton County
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Mendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Mendon is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <3>
    • Parkville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Factoryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Factoryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
      • Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Leonidas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chamberlain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
      • Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Wasepi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
      • Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Centreville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Three Rivers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
      • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
    • Colon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
    • Nottawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nottawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Nottawa is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nottawa <3>
    • Findley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
      • Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Fabius
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
      • Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
    • Mattawan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
      • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
    • Almena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Van Buren County
    • Lawton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
    • Kendall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
    • North Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
    • Paw Paw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gobles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
    • Decatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
    • Lawrence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Corner.

Cemeteries Near Collins Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.

  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boughten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boughten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boughten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolcott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolcott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Fields Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Portage Central Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage Central Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portage Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Portage South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage South Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portage South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Collins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.

  • Pavilion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
    • Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Scotts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <3>
  • Comstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vicksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Galesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Kalamazoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Schoolcraft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • West Leroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
    • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
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    • Oshtemo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oshtemo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshtemo
      • Oshtemo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oshtemo <3>
    • Pine Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Corner.

Newspapers Published in Collins Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Corner, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Collins Corner:

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2084, Longitude: -85.4822       In this case, the coordinates for Collins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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