Welcome to Collins ...

So far, we found very little information about Collins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Collins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Collins, please Contact Us.

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Collins would have been located within present day Albany County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Collins is 8,940 feet [2,725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Collins is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Collins was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Collins was located: 307

Communities Also Named Collins ...

While we believe that this Collins is located in Albany County, we know of another 2 Wyoming communities named Collins. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carbon and Laramie County.

Beyond Wyoming, 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, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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.

• Albany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone has also been known as:
  • Douglas Creek
• Woods Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
• Jelm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jelm is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jelm <4>
• Kings Canyon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
• Centennial
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Centennial is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <4>
• Northgate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northgate is located in Jackson County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
• Harmony
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Cowdrey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowdrey is located in Jackson County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowdrey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowdrey <4>
• Pearl ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl

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.