Compton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Newton County,
Arkansas
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, United States. Compton is located on
Arkansas Highway 43
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, southwest of
Harrison
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* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
Australia
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
Canada
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port H ...
.
Osage Creek flows past the west side of the community.
[''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 2nd ed. 2004, p. 24 ]
Compton has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 72624.
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References
External links
Newton County Historical Society
Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
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