THE COLLINSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Collinsville city has 3.35 square miles of land in Cherokee County, DeKalb County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Collinsville intersects 2 county geographies: Cherokee County, DeKalb County. A Collinsville mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Collinsville by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Collinsville, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Alabama. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Collinsville city has 66% of the land area of nearby Sand Rock town (5.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

