Welcome to Collegeville ...

Collegeville is located in Saline County<1>.

The location of Collegeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collegeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Collegeville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Collegeville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Collegeville: (501)

Communities Also Named Collegeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Collegeville - they are located in California, Indiana, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collegeville.

Communities near Collegeville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Collegeville.

• Little Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
• North Little Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Benton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Maumelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Haskell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
• Shannon Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Wrightsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
• Cammack Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cammack Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
  • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
• Bauxite
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
  • Bauxite is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
• Traskwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
  • Traskwood is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Collegeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collegeville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collegeville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collegeville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Collegeville. See our Newspapers Page for Collegeville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collegeville ...

Looking for more information about Collegeville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Collegeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collegeville.

Adding Collegeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collegeville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Collegeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Collegeville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Collegeville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collegeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Collegeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/