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Collins, Indiana

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42: 61: 840: 574: 68: 285:. It is commonly referred to as a 'ghost town', however this is untrue; Collins just has a very low population and once contained an abandoned school, a General Store, and a Mint mill that processed locally grown peppermint. Collins was also a major grower of Onions, and the Vandalia Railroad shipped tons of onions to national markets. 900: 910: 881: 512: 60: 905: 92: 41: 661: 651: 636: 631: 621: 915: 641: 626: 311: 656: 646: 270: 238: 165: 874: 505: 454: 473: 745: 490: 411: 248: 867: 498: 416: 359: 300:
A post office was established at Collins in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.
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in 1872, and was named after James Collins, a railroad official.
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Unincorporated communities in Whitley County, Indiana
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Unincorporated community
Whitley County's location in Indiana
Indiana
Collins is located in Whitley County, Indiana
41°11′51″N 85°23′12″W / 41.19750°N 85.38667°W / 41.19750; -85.38667
Country
United States
State
Indiana
County
Whitley
Township
Smith
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
260
FIPS code
GNIS
432790
unincorporated community
Smith Township
Whitley County
U.S. state
Indiana
platted

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