Newcomb, Tennessee

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Tennessee State Route 297 in Newcomb Newcomb-TN297-tn1.jpg
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".

36°33′13″N84°09′58″W / 36.55361°N 84.16611°W / 36.55361; -84.16611

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