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'''Collinsville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio|Milford Township]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. Although it is unincorporated, it has a [[post office]], with the [[ZIP code]] of 45004.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45004 Zip Code Lookup]</ref>
'''Collinsville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and former [[Village (Ohio)|village]] in southeastern [[Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio|Milford Township]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref name=GNIS1>{{gnis|1048615|Collinsville}}</ref> It has a [[post office]] with the [[ZIP code]] 45004.<ref>[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008002309/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45004 |date=2007-10-08 }}</ref> It lies at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 127]] and [[Ohio State Route 73|State Route 73]].


Collinsville was named for Charles Collins, a wagonmaker who bought the first townlot.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H283AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA351#v=onepage&q&f=true | title=Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio | publisher=B. F. Bowen | author=Bartlow, Bert Surene | year=1905 | pages=351}}</ref>
Collinsville was laid out in 1802.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=48|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=32}}</ref> The community was named for Charles Collins, a first settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H283AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA351 | title=Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio | publisher=B. F. Bowen | author=Bartlow, Bert Surene | year=1905 | pages=351}}</ref>


Collinsville receives public services from the Milford Twp. Department of Public Works. Station 161 of the Milford Twp. Fire Department is located in and services the community while the Seven Mile Fire Department and Life Squad Station 171 provide EMS service.
It lies at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 127]] and [[Ohio State Route 73|State Route 73]]. Collinsville has a distinct history regarding its population: The total population of the entire town has never exceeded 140 souls. Every ten years during the census – since 1950, the ending population has always been 140. Also, the entire town, is exactly one mile in circumference. The tallest building is a corn silo.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}


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Latest revision as of 21:56, 29 October 2023

Location of Collinsville, Ohio
Location of Collinsville, Ohio

Collinsville is an unincorporated community and former village in southeastern Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45004.[2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 73.

Collinsville was laid out in 1802.[3] The community was named for Charles Collins, a first settler.[4]

Collinsville receives public services from the Milford Twp. Department of Public Works. Station 161 of the Milford Twp. Fire Department is located in and services the community while the Seven Mile Fire Department and Life Squad Station 171 provide EMS service.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collinsville
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 32.
  4. ^ Bartlow, Bert Surene (1905). Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. B. F. Bowen. p. 351.

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