Welcome to Collis ...
Collis is located in Traverse County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Collis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Collis is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Collis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Collis ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collis.
Communities near Collis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Collis.
- Wheaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Herman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chokio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beardsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Dumont is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Norcross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 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 Collis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collis. 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 Collis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Collis. See our Newspapers Page for Collis.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collis ...
Looking for more information about Collis? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Collis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collis.
Adding Collis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Collis 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 for Collis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Collis post office opened in 1885.
We also found Collis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Collis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Traverse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |