Welcome to Collins ...

Collins is located in Teton County<1> (at the time of its founding, Collins was located in Chouteau County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collins, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Collins is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Collins is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Collins lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Collins: 406

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, Missouri, 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.

• Conrad
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conrad
  • From Collins to Conrad
• Choteau
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choteau
  • Choteau is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choteau <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Choteau
  • From Collins to Choteau
• Dutton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Dutton is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <3>
• Brady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brady
  • From Collins to Brady
• Power
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <3>
• Gallup City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Collins to Greenfield
• Fairfield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
• Ledger
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
  • Ledger is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledger <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ledger
  • From Collins to Ledger
• Bynum
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Bynum is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bynum
  • From Collins to Bynum

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Collins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 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 Montana: https://mt.gov/