2018 Map of Collins

About this map

Collins serves as the central hub for this portion of southeastern Story County, anchored by its grid of local streets including Main St and 2nd St. The surrounding landscape is defined by a dense network of sectional roads and the serpentine paths of several waterways, such as Wolf Cr and Mud Cr, which drain the agricultural land. This 2018 survey reveals the persistent imprint of nineteenth-century settlement patterns, notably through the preservation of rural burial grounds like Mound Cem in the northwest and Collins Cem just east of the town center. The map illustrates how modern infrastructure, such as Co Hwy E63, follows the historic township lines of t82n r21w and t83n r21w, maintaining the rigid geometry of the original land surveys while small creeks like Willow Cr provide the only deviation from this grid.