Collinsville

History

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. Collinsville originally was located in Rogers County. In 1918, the residents voted to be annexed by Tulsa County, in order to be nearer a county seat. It was only north of Tulsa. An abundant supply of sulfur-free coal lay near the surface, which attracted fifteen hundred to two thousand miners. Oil and gas production and zinc smelting boomed briefly during the first two decades of the 20th century. The local population swelled to around eight thousand people. But the population swiftly declined as these businesses ceased. By 1930, there were 2,249 residents. Since the 1920s, the economy has been based primarily on agriculture. Several dairies are located in Collinsville, many delivering products to Tulsa. In 1948, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical University (now Oklahoma State University) named Collinsville "the Dairy Capital of Oklahoma."

Geography

Collinsville is approximately 20 mi north of Tulsa, and lies within a triangle formed by the Caney River, Verdigris River and Bird Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.5 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (1.17%) is water.

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Largest nearby schools

• OWASSO HS
  High · Owasso · 2,986 students · 21.5:1 ratio
• COLLINSVILLE HS
  High · Collinsville · 881 students · 18:1 ratio
• OWASSO 6TH GRADE CTR
  Middle · Owasso · 774 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• OWASSO 7TH GRADE CTR
  Middle · Owasso · 757 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• OWASSO 8TH GRADE CTR
  Middle · Owasso · 752 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• COLLINSVILLE UPPER ES
  Elementary · Collinsville · 689 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• LUCILLE ELLINGWOOD MORROW ES
  Elementary · Collinsville · 616 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• SPERRY ES
  Elementary · Sperry · 520 students · 18.6:1 ratio