Newcomb, Tennessee
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, US
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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]