Collis, Minnesota

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Collis
Unincorporated community
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Collis
Coordinates: 45°38′48″N96°25′32″W / 45.64667°N 96.42556°W / 45.64667; -96.42556
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Traverse
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID654650 [1]

Collis is an unincorporated community in Tara Township, Traverse County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Birthplace of William Jerome O’Donnell aka The Stallion

History

A post office called Collis was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] The community was named after the Hill of Tara, collis meaning "hill" in Latin. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Collis". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Traverse County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  551.


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