Place:Collins, Erie, New York, United States
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NameCollins
TypeTown
Coordinates42.483°N 78.917°W
Located inErie, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Bartlett Family Cemetery
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Hill Cemetery
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Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town is on the south border of the county and is considered to be one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The population at the 2010 census was 6,601.

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History

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The area was first settled by Whites in 1811. Many of the first settlers were Quakers,[1] who intended to assist the local Native Americans.[1] The town of Collins was formed March 6, 1821, from the town of Concord, and was named after the Collins family, a dairy farming family who lived in and were publicly active in the area. The town lost land to create the new towns of Brant in 1839 and North Collins in 1852. Because of the concentration of dairy farms, there were once ten cheese and milk factories in the town.

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External Links

  • Outstanding guide to 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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