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Welcome to Collinsville ...

Collinsville is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Collinsville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Collinsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Collinsville: 828

Communities Also Named Collinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Collinsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Collinsville ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spindale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <3>
  • Rutherfordton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
  • Duncan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
  • Wellford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
    • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <3>
  • Landrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
  • Inman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
  • Tryon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collinsville ...

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

Adding Collinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collinsville 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 Collinsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Collinsville post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collinsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collinsville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/