Welcome to Collbran ...

Collbran is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collbran, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Collbran is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Collbran (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Collbran: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Collbran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Collbran - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Collbran ...

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

Fort Payne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
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Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
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Centre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
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Henagar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henagar is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
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Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crossville is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
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Fyffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
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Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>

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 Collbran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collbran.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collbran. 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 Collbran.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collbran ...

Looking for more information about Collbran? 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 Collbran, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Collbran.

Adding Collbran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collbran 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 (so far) for Collbran was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collbran.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collbran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Collbran area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Collbran area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.