Welcome to Collins ...

The village of Collins is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

The location of Collins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Collins has a population of 155 people<3> (see below for details).

Collins is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Collins lies within the (417) area code.

The ZIP code for Collins: 64738<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Collins had an population of 155 people. This is a decrease of 2.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Collins had a population of 159 people. This makes Collins the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 159 people, the population of Collins decreased 9.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 176 people).

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

Communities Also Named Collins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Collins - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (3).

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

Communities near Collins ...

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

• Stockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
• Humansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <6>
• Osceola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
• Lowry City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
  • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <6>
• Fair Play
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <6>
• Hermitage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
• Weaubleau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <6>
• Wheatland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <6>
• Flemington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Roscoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collins ...

Looking for more information about Collins? 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 Collins, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Collins.

Adding Collins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collins 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 Collins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Collins post office opened in 1873.

We also found Collins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/