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Introduction ...

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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Collins Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Collins Crossing: Collins Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Collins Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Crossing may originally have been Collin's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Crossing might be written as Collin Crossing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Collins Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collins Crossing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Collins Crossing is located in Caroline County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.

Below are the counties that are near Collins Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Crossing:

  • Caroline County     (The home county of Collins Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New London
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Stuart Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
    • DeJarnette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
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    • Moss Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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    • Samuels Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
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    • Olney Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
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    • Penola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
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    • Sparta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparta is located in Caroline County
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    • Port Royal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruther Glen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burruss Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
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  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Loretto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Loretto is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Beazley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beazley is located in Essex County
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    • Lloyds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lloyds is located in Essex County
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    • Occupacia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Occupacia is located in Essex County
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    • Layton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Layton is located in Essex County
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    • Dunbrooke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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    • Minor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
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  • Fredericksburg City
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Hewlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
    • Doswell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Verdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Beaverdam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Tylers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tylers is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
    • Hanover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Montpelier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gwathmey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Goodall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Casco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Hunton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Quail Walk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Glen Allen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Longdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Wyndham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
  • King and Queen County
    • Cauthornville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • King George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Port Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Conway is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
    • Arnolds Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
    • King George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgehill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgehill is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
    • Fairview Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Beach is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Ambar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ambar is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
    • Weedonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weedonville is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
    • Hampstead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampstead is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Somerset Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerset Beach is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
    • Alden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alden is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Ninde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ninde is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Beulahville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
    • Tuck Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Enfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Bumpass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
      • Bumpass has also been known as:
      • Bumpas
      • Bumpass Junction
      • Bumpass Station
      • Bumpass Turnout
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Mineral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pendleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Willowbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Cuckoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Wilderness
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilderness is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Locust Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Danton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Vulcan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Burr Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
  • Prince William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Quantico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Chamberlain Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
    • Triangle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Newland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Naylors
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Thornburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Massaponax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
    • Marye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Snell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leavells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
    • Spotsylvania Courthouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spotsylvania
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Partlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Waverly Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
    • Post Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Hampstead Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
    • Chatham Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
    • Little Falls Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
    • Falmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Grafton Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
    • Woodlanding Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
    • Falmouth Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
    • North Potomac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • North Potomac is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
    • Northridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Northridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
    • Berea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Berea is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Willamsburg on the Potomac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stafford Lakes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Leedstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
    • Nash Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Monroe Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
    • Potomac Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Colonial Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Baynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
  • Charles County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.
    • Nanjemoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Doncaster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
    • Morgantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Ironsides
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Newburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Crossing.

Cemeteries Near Collins Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins Crossing.

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 Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Second New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Collins Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Crossing, with the one closest to Collins Crossing listed first.

  • Woodford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Paige
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Paige is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Welchs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Welchs is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
  • Milford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milford is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • New London
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New London is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Corbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Corbin is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Balty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Balty is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
  • Thornburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smoots
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoots is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoots
  • Upper Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
  • Massaponax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blantons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Blantons is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
    • Golansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Golansville is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
    • Moss Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Collins Crossing ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Crossing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collins Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.