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Collins is an unincorporated community in Smith Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
. 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.


History

Collins was
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ted in 1872, and was named after James Collins, a railroad official. A post office was established at Collins in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.


Geography

Collins is located at .


References

Unincorporated communities in Whitley County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area {{WhitleyCountyIN-geo-stub