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.

Some of the prominent families of Columbus included Caldwell, Wilson, Mitchell, Hawthorne, Downs, and Stuart.

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