Newcomb, Tennessee

Tennessee State Route 297 in Newcomb

Newcomb is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee. It is situated in the Elk Fork Creek Valley in the Cumberland Mountains, southwest of Jellico. Tennessee State Route 297 passes through the community.

History

Newcomb formed in the 19th century as the location of a railroad station on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad^[1] (now part of the Southern Railway). A post office was established in Newcomb in 1883.^[2] It is still in operation, with assigned zip code 37819.

References

↑ Goodspeed's History of Campbell County (1887), retrieved from the Campbell County GenWeb, December 7, 2009
↑ http://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/maps/post.html

Municipalities and communities of Campbell County, Tennessee, United States

County seat: Jacksboro

Cities	Jellico La Follette Rocky Top ‡

Towns	Caryville Jacksboro

CDP	Fincastle

Unincorporated communities	Alder Springs Anthras Block Clinchmore Cotula Duff Elk Valley Habersham Morley Newcomb Pioneer Stinking Creek Stony Fork Vasper Westbourne Wooldridge Wynn

Footnotes	‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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

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