Collins
Ghost town · Fresno County, California

Collins is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Fresno County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Collins as a historical populated place on the Round Mountain topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.8663° N, 119.6207° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Round Mountain |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 444 ft |
| Nearest living town | Clovis, CA |
| Distance to it | 4.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1665605 |
| Coordinates | 36.86634, -119.62069 |
What's there now
Collins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clovis, CA (population 122,719), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 444 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Shippghost town · Fresno County · 6.2 mi
- Letcherghost town · Fresno County · 6.3 mi
- El Pradoghost town · Fresno County · 6.7 mi
- Sparkvilleghost town · Fresno County · 7 mi
- Fort Campghost town · Fresno County · 7.6 mi
- Vanrisghost town · Fresno County · 7.7 mi
- Brongeghost town · Fresno County · 7.8 mi
- McKenzie Springghost town · Fresno County · 8 mi
- Granzghost town · Fresno County · 9.6 mi
- Sentinelghost town · Fresno County · 9.8 mi
- Butlerghost town · Fresno County · 10.5 mi
- Fort Millerghost town · Madera County · 10.5 mi
Questions
Where is Collins?
Collins is in Fresno County, California, at 36.8663, -119.6207.
How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?
Fresno County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.