Combs is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in southern
Madison County,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
, United States. It is located on
Arkansas Highway 16
Highway 16 (AR 16, Ark. 16, and Hwy. 16) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas. The route begins in Siloam Springs at US Highway 412 (US 412) and Highway 59 and runs east through Fayetteville and the Ozark National F ...
at the southern terminus of
AR 295.
["Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]
AHTD Madison County map
Retrieved on July 3, 2010. 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.
The population was 431 as of the 2021 census, the overwhelming majority of which was white.
History
A post office was established at Combs in 1888. The community has the name of Captain Hiram Hite Combs (1832-1917), a first settler.
References
Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
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