Collinsville in DeKalb County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Indian Mound, Inn, and Church Site

Photographed by David J Gaines, January 4, 2013

1. Indian Mound, Inn, and Church Site Marker

Inscription. Cherokee Indians first inhabited this mound site, subsequently settled by A.H. Lamar, a captain in the Seminole War and first constable (1836) of DeKalb County. Lamar and his Cherokee wife operated trading post and stage coach stop on site, selling property to Alfred Collins, ca. 1842. Collins, for whom Collinsville was named, built home and operated inn on the stage coach line here between Rome and Guntersville. Daughter Sallie and her husband G.W. Roberts, became owners in 1886. Collinsville Baptist Church purchased property in 1924, erecting building on site two years later.

Erected 1996.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 34° 15.906′ N, 85° 51.768′ W. Marker is in Collinsville, Alabama, in DeKalb County. It is on Alabama Route 68, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of Colinsville Baptist Church at the intersection of US Hwy 11 and AL Hwy 68. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Collinsville AL 35961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Collinsville Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Fires and Floods (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sand Rock (approx.

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5.7 miles away); Lebanon (approx. 7½ miles away); Lebanon Courthouse (approx. 7½ miles away); Town of Crossville (approx. 7.6 miles away); King's Hill Skirmish (approx. 8.3 miles away); Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collinsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Leesburg (was approx. 8.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David J Gaines, January 4, 2013

2. Indian Mound, Inn, and Church Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2013, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2013, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.