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Welcome to Collins Mill ...

Collins Mill is located in Claiborne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Collins Mill: Collins Ml. (or less commonly used: Collins Mll.)

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

Collins Mill is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Collins Mill (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Collins Mill: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Collins Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Collins Mill: This one is located in Claiborne County and the other is located in McMinn County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 3 communities that are also named Collins Mill - they are located in Florida and Virginia.

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

Communities near Collins Mill ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • LaFollette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
  • Harrogate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Tazewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maynardville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tazewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Plainview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Plainview is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fincastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Massengill Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 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 Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collins Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collins Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collins Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Collins Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Collins Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.