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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 25 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1997Regional 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 burning | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Talc Co. Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Bryant Mill | Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Milwhite Barite | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| No Name | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| Quapaw Bauxite Mine | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1920, 1932 | |
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Talc Co.-Mill | Aluminum | Unknown |
Storms near this place
26 since 2001Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | $30,000 | Trees were blown down, one of which fell on a house. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | $20,000 | Several roofs were damaged and a number of fences were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | $10,000 | A major power line was blown down. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Collegeville | $10,000 | Arkansas Highway 5/Stagecoach Rd. was flooded near Alexander. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | $10,000 | A large tree limb fell on a car traveling on Arkansas 5 in Bryant, damaging the car. |
| April 2025 | Heavy Rain | Collegeville | - | 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Collegeville | - | Water completely covered Interstate 30 in Bryant. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Collegeville | - | Two reports of quarter size hail were received via mPING. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Collegeville | - | Heavy rain of 4.48 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Collegeville | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported between Otter Creek and Bryant. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Collegeville | - | Multiple locations were flooded including Hilldale Rd., Midland Rd., Springhill Rd., and Hilltop Rd. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Collegeville | - | Hail size ranged from dime to quarter size in a photo posted to Facebook. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Collegeville | - | Water was flowing over Woody Dr. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Collegeville | - | Water was over the road at the intersection of Hilldale Rd. and Rudolph Rd. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | - | A large tree was uprooted near Midland Road northwest of Alexander. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | - | An amateur radio operator estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collegeville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Careywood | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Raintree Acres | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Springhill | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Bryant Oaks | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Twin Oaks | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Evergreen | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Edgewood | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Woodland Hills | 2.3 miles | 23 |
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.
















