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Welcome to Collegeville ...

Collegeville is located in Saline County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • North Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maumelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Haskell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shannon Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Wrightsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Cammack Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Bauxite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bauxite is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Traskwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Traskwood is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
    • 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 (so far) for Collegeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Collegeville post office opened in 1835. The Collegeville post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collegeville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collegeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/