Combs is an unincorporated community in southern Madison County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located on Arkansas Highway 16 at the southern terminus of AR 295.[2] The community is within the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest and just south of the upper White River. The community of Brashears is about two miles east on route 16.[3] The population was 431 as of the 2021 census, the overwhelming majority of which was white.[4]
Combs, Arkansas | |
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 Entrance to Combs on Highway 16 | |
  Combs  Combs | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′32″N 93°50′12″W / 35.82556°N 93.83667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 1,430 ft (440 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 71205 |
History edit
A post office was established at Combs in 1888.[5] The community has the name of Captain Hiram Hite Combs (1832-1917), a first settler.[6]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Combs, Arkansas
- ^ "Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Madison County map Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 3, 2010.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 31. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
- ^ "People in Zip 72721 (Combs, AR)". BestPlaces. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 463.
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