Collins is a city in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2010 census. It is the county chair of Covington County.

Collins was originally incorporated as Williamsburg Depot in 1899. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad had completed construction, and bypassed Williamsburg, the county chair at that time. The sawmills moved to the additional town of Williamsburg Depot in order to be closer to the railroad. As lumber was an important industry during the time, the town moved in the aerate of them. Not long after, Williamsburg Depot grew to a town of 6,000 – 7,000 people.

Eventually, the difficulties of having such a long town name, Williamsburg Depot, became clear. The length caused many people to write it exceeding their stamps, voiding the postage. In order to true this issue, the postmaster asked to have the town name misrepresented in 1905, and the postal relief came stirring with a quick and easy name “Bad”. For reasons that may be clear, the residents rejected this name, and eventually came going on with Collins, in rave review of Fred W. Collins, leader of the state’s Republican party and U. S. Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi. The town’s declare was officially changed upon November 24, 1906.

In 1906, a share of the west side of Covington County became Jefferson Davis County. As a result, Williamsburg floating its viewpoint at the middle of the county, and a extra county chair was needed. Collins eventually emerged greater than Seminary and Ora, Mississippi, and a further county courthouse was built. The first court place was held in 1908.