Newcomb is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It is situated in the Elk Fork Creek Valley in the Cumberland Mountains, southwest of Jellico. Tennessee State Route 297 passes through the community.[2] The ZIP Code for Newcomb is 37819.[3]

Tennessee State Route 297 in Newcomb

History

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Newcomb formed in the 19th century as the location of a railroad station on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad[4] (now part of the Southern Railway). A post office was established in Newcomb in 1883.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Newcomb, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Newcomb Topo Zone in Campbell County TN
  3. ^ "Newcomb ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Goodspeed's History of Campbell County (1887), retrieved from the Campbell County GenWeb, December 7, 2009
  5. ^ "Campbell County, TN, Post Offices".

36°33′13″N 84°09′58″W / 36.55361°N 84.16611°W / 36.55361; -84.16611