# Collins, Indiana

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**Collins** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Smith Township](/source/Smith_Township,_Whitley_County,_Indiana), [Whitley County](/source/Whitley_County,_Indiana), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Indiana](/source/Indiana).[2] It is commonly referred to as a 'ghost town', however this is untrue;[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

## History

Collins was [platted](/source/Plat) in 1872, and was named after James Collins, a railroad official.[3]

A post office was established at Collins in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[4]

## References

1. ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2008-01-31.

1. "Collins, Indiana". *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey). Retrieved July 24, 2017.

1. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). [*From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History*](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake). Indiana University Press. p. [100](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n117). ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...platted in 1872 and named for James Collins, president of the Detroit, Eel River, and Illinois Railroad.

1. ["Whitley County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Whitley). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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