Place:North Collins (town), Erie, New York, United States

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NameNorth Collins (town)
Alt namesNorth Collins
TypeTown
Coordinates42.583°N 78.933°W
Located inErie, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
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North Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from its parent town, Collins.

The town of North Collins is in the southern part of the county and is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The main settlement in the town is the village of North Collins.

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History

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The area was first settled in 1809.

The town of North Collins was founded in 1852 as the "Town of Shirley" from the northern part of the town of Collins. In 1853 the town assumed its current name.

In 1911, the community of North Collins set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.

The Gamel Hexadecagon Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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  • Outstanding guide to North Collins family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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