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Welcome to Collins Crossing ...

Collins Crossing is located in Alcorn County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Collins Crossing: Collins Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Collins Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Collins Crossing.

Collins Crossing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Collins Crossing: 662

Communities Also Named Collins Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Collins Crossing - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Collins Crossing ...

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

  • Corinth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Booneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Blue Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Walnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Falkner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jumpertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Dumas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Guys
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 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 Collins Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collins Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collins Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Collins Crossing? 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 Collins Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collins Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Alcorn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collins Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.