Newcomb, Tennessee

Tennessee State Route 297 in Newcomb

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]

History

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

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".

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