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