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Collins

Ghost town · Kankakee County, Illinois

Momence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Momence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Collins is a ghost town in Kankakee County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Kankakee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Collins as a historical populated place on the Saint Anne 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 41.0650° N, 87.6973° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Anne
Elevation639 ft
Nearest living townSt. Anne, IL
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1810623
Coordinates41.06503, -87.69726

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What's there now

Collins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Anne, IL (population 1,070), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 639 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Collins?

Collins is in Kankakee County, Illinois, at 41.0650, -87.6973.

How many ghost towns are in Kankakee County?

Kankakee County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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