Combs, Arkansas | |
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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 |
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]
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]