Collins was settled in Ionia County about 1850 and first called Stebbinsville. In 1871 it was renamed Collins. [MPN] It was located on the Pere Marquette branch line between Grand Ledge and Ionia, about five miles north of Portland.
1870. By this date a station had been established here. [I&L]
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