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Welcome to Collins Crossing ...

Collins Crossing is located in Caroline County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Collins Crossing: Collins Xing.

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

Collins Crossing is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Collins Crossing: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Collins Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Collins Crossing - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Collins Crossing ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • DeJarnette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • Massaponax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collins Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collins Crossing - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Collins Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Collins Crossing 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.