Do you know of Collison ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Collison. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Collison.<1>

Our sources for Collison (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Collison other than they indicate that Collison would be found somewhere in Benzie County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Collison ...

We found one communities that share the name Collison.

Within Michigan, the name Collison is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Collison in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Vermilion County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Collison [Vermilion County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Collison ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Collison:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Collison - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Benzie County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Benzie County.