Collins, Ohio

Methodist church

Collins is a census-designated place in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States.^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826.^[2] It lies along Hartland Center Road less than one mile north of U.S. Route 20.

Some say the community was named after a railroad official named Collins, while others believe the place is named after Collinsville, Connecticut.^[3] Joshua Lane Hudson is currently serving as mayor.

References

1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins, Ohio
2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 31. 

Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Norwalk
Cities	Bellevue‡ Norwalk Willard
Villages	Greenwich Milan‡ Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth‡ Wakeman
Townships	Bronson Clarksfield Fairfield Fitchville Greenfield Greenwich Hartland Lyme New Haven New London Norwalk Norwich Peru Richmond Ridgefield Ripley Sherman Townsend Wakeman
CDPs	Celeryville Collins Holiday Lakes New Haven
Unincorporated communities	Boughtonville Centerton Clarksfield Delphi East Townsend Fitchville Havana Hunts Corners Olena Steuben
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°15′31″N 82°29′29″W / 41.25861°N 82.49139°W / 41.25861; -82.49139