Newcomb, Tennessee
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]
Tennessee State Route 297 in Newcomb
History
Newcomb formed in the 19th century as the location of a railroad station on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad[3] (now part of the Southern Railway). A post office was established in Newcomb in 1883.[4]
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References
- "Newcomb, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Newcomb Topo Zone in Campbell County TN
- Goodspeed's History of Campbell County (1887), retrieved from the Campbell County GenWeb, December 7, 2009
- http://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/maps/post.html
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