Collinsville dates to 1897, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 42% of U.S. towns · #66 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Most of Collinsville was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Its Register listing is the Morrow Home Place. Below: maps from 1904 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Collinsville is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #66 of 131 in Oklahoma. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Collinsville’s overall grade.
Oklahoma towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oklahoma town has 5.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Collinsville’s 2.3 sits near the middle of its state (42% of Oklahoma towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points). Two sources give 1897.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Collinsville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Dr. A. H. Collins, the town namesake, established a post office on May 28, 1897. Henry P. Cook was the first postmaster. Then it became known as either Collins or Collins Post Office. The name officially became Collinsville by June 1898 and it incorporated as a city in April 1899. The population in 1900 was 376.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, though its Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway subsidiary, routed its line from Kansas to Owasso, approximately one mile west of Collinsville in 1899, to avoid crossing an additional stream. An earlier community, known as Eli, had developed southeast but moved all their buildings closer to the railroad. The buildings were moved on rollers in 1899 and 1900.
In 1897, according to Wikidata. Collinsville’s post office opened in 1897.
How does Collinsville rank for history?
Collinsville is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #66 of 131 in Oklahoma. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Collinsville?
One place: the Morrow Home Place (listed 2010).
How old are the homes in Collinsville?
10% of Collinsville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 7.0% for an Oklahoma town; the median home was built in 2002.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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