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Welcome to Collins ...

Collins is located in Grundy County<1>.

Collins is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Collins (for example, toward Flat Top), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Collins: 931

Communities Also Named Collins ...

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

Beyond Tennessee, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • Dunlap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Fairmount
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
  • Cartwright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Gruetli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Whitwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tracy City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Powells Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 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. 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collins - 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.