Combs, Arkansas

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]

Combs, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Entrance to Combs on Highway 16
Combs, Arkansas
Combs' position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°49′32″N 93°50′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMadison
Elevation
1,430 ft (440 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID71205

History

A post office was established at Combs in 1888.[4] The community has the name of Captain Hiram Hite Combs (1832-1917), a first settler.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Combs, Arkansas
  2. "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.
  3. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 31. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 463.



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