Columbus, Arkansas

Columbus is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. Columbus is located on Arkansas Highway 73, 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of Hope. Columbus has the post office serving ZIP code 71831,^[2] an herb farm, a volunteer fire department station, a small church, a namesake cemetery, and no other businesses or services.

Columbus, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°46′33″N 93°49′02″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Hempstead
Elevation [1]	433 ft (132 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71831
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	47941[1]

History

Columbus was a farming community up until the 1960s. There was once a bank owned by the Wilson family of Columbus, along with several stores and a school, the most notable store being a general store owned by David Mitchell. The stores have since been torn down. During the 1940s, Columbus school consolidated with Hope School District. The old gym was recently burnt, leaving only two doorways. Some of the prominent families of Columbus included Caldwell, Wilson, Mitchell, Hawthorne, Downs, and Stuart.

Notable person

• Rogerline Johnson