Collins
Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Collins is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more 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 Guasti 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 34.0417° N, 117.5848° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Guasti |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 864 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ontario, CA |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1670930 |
| Coordinates | 34.04168, -117.58477 |
What's there now
Collins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ontario, CA (population 178,347), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 864 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Etiwaghost town · San Bernardino County · 3.8 mi
- Las Uvasghost town · San Bernardino County · 5.9 mi
- San Sevaineghost town · San Bernardino County · 7.1 mi
- Ailsaghost town · San Bernardino County · 8.7 mi
- Grapelandghost town · San Bernardino County · 11 mi
- Gypsumghost town · Orange County · 13 mi
- La Placitaghost town · Riverside County · 13.5 mi
- Dellsghost town · San Bernardino County · 14.2 mi
- Politanaghost town · San Bernardino County · 16.3 mi
- Olindaghost town · Orange County · 16.6 mi
- Daumghost town · Orange County · 17.8 mi
- Mound Cityghost town · San Bernardino County · 18.3 mi
Questions
Where is Collins?
Collins is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.0417, -117.5848.
How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?
San Bernardino County, California has 50 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.