Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Collins came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Collins in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Collins. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Collins data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Collins:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Collins is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Collins. See our Misc Page for Collins for more information.