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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Collins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Collins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Collins, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Collins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Collins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Collins is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Collins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins:
- Burke County (The home county of Collins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Calvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Parkhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jonas Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Valdese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ashe County
- Brownwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Linville Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Linville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plumtree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Devils
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Chestnut Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Adako
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Collettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Pinehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Advent Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- North Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Meadow Brook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Propst Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Banoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Fairbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Olive Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Casar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Knob Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Toluca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Delight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Belwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Polkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Little Switzerland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Vein Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Greenlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Lackey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Altapass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Penland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Thermal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sunshine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Union Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Foscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Matney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bamboo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Valle Crucis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rominger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Rutherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Ferguson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Boomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Newdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Celo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Double Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins, see our County-by-County Page for Collins.
Cemeteries Near Collins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Collins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Puett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Puette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Catawba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Obeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Collins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Perkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Worry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Table Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Collettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Calvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins.
Newspapers Published in Collins ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Collins:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Collins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |