Collingwood, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36801. The Survey maps it on the Opelika West quadrangle.
On record in Collingwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Northside Historic Districtlisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
Railroad Avenue Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Opelika West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Collingwood between 1994 and 2013, burning about 392 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3590 CR 38, AL |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 15 OFF N.29, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Collingwood: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Aluminum, Feldspar, Mica, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilyer-Knight Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| North Opelika Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1977 | |
| T H Clower Prospect | Feldspar, Mica | Unknown | ||
| Yarborough-Smith-Neighbor Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwen Mill | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Alta Vista | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Rocky Brook | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| India Lakes | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| North Gate | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| North Hills | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Opelika | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Bowery Heights | 1.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138133. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






