Newcomb is an

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in Campbell County,

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, United States. It is situated in the Elk Fork Creek Valley in the

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, southwest of Jellico.

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passes through the community. The ZIP Code for Newcomb is 37819.

History

Newcomb formed in the 19th century as the location of a railroad station on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad (now part of the Southern Railway). A

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was established in Newcomb in 1883.

References

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