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Welcome to Collinsville ...

Collinsville is located in Henry County<1> and is the County Seat for Henry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collinsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

Collinsville is 820 feet [250 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: 276

The ZIP code for Collinsville: 24078<3>

Communities Also Named Collinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Collinsville: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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.

  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Rocky Mount
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stoneville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bassett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Chatmoss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatmoss is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
  • Horse Pasture
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
  • Laurel Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Park is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Oak Level
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Level is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Collinsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) 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 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collinsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henry, 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Collinsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Collinsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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