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Collegeville, Arkansas

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Owen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72002. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle.

Collegeville within Saline County

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

128 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Collegeville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 875 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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 burning50
Arson/incendiarism33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning165 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Collegeville: 16 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arkansas Talc Co. MineTalc-SoapstoneUnknown
Bryant MillTalc-Soapstone, Slate, DimensionProducer
Milwhite BariteBarium-BariteProducer
No NameFullers EarthUnknown
Quapaw Bauxite MineAluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreePast Producer1920, 1932
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Arkansas Talc Co.-MillAluminumUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline County

Storms near this place

26 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collegeville in 26 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2013Thunderstorm WindCollegeville$30,000Trees were blown down, one of which fell on a house.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindCollegeville$20,000Several roofs were damaged and a number of fences were blown down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindCollegeville$10,000A major power line was blown down.
May 2011Flash FloodCollegeville$10,000Arkansas Highway 5/Stagecoach Rd. was flooded near Alexander.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCollegeville$10,000A large tree limb fell on a car traveling on Arkansas 5 in Bryant, damaging the car.
April 2025Heavy RainCollegeville-Rainfall storm total of 11.89 inches as of 825AM CDT on 4/6/25 at Bryant. Rain continued through the day on the 6th.
July 2024Flash FloodCollegeville-Water completely covered Interstate 30 in Bryant.
April 2022HailCollegeville-Two reports of quarter size hail were received via mPING.
May 2021Heavy RainCollegeville-Heavy rain of 4.48 inches of rain fell.
June 2020HailCollegeville-Dime to nickel size hail was reported between Otter Creek and Bryant.
April 2019Flash FloodCollegeville-Multiple locations were flooded including Hilldale Rd., Midland Rd., Springhill Rd., and Hilltop Rd.
April 2019HailCollegeville-Hail size ranged from dime to quarter size in a photo posted to Facebook.
May 2019Flash FloodCollegeville-Water was flowing over Woody Dr.
May 2019Flash FloodCollegeville-Water was over the road at the intersection of Hilldale Rd. and Rudolph Rd.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCollegeville-A large tree was uprooted near Midland Road northwest of Alexander.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindCollegeville-An amateur radio operator estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
April 2023HailCollegeville-no account filed
April 2023HailCollegeville-no account filed
April 2022HailCollegeville-no account filed
April 2022HailCollegeville-no account filed
April 2018HailCollegeville-no account filed
May 2018HailCollegeville-no account filed
April 2011Funnel CloudCollegeville-no account filed
February 2009HailCollegeville-no account filed
February 2001HailCollegeville-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCollegeville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saline County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Careywood1.4 miles23
Raintree Acres1.6 miles23
Springhill1.8 miles20
Bryant Oaks1.9 miles23
Twin Oaks1.9 miles23
Evergreen2.0 miles23
Edgewood2.3 miles23
Woodland Hills2.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 47927. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.