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Newcomb Tennessee Map

Explore Newcomb, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Newcomb, Tennessee

How to Use This Newcomb, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Newcomb, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Newcomb.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Newcomb
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Campbell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.553692
Longitude	-84.166041
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37819
Area Code	865
County Seat	Jacksboro

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About Newcomb, Tennessee

Newcomb is a locality in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Newcomb is located at 36.5537°N, 84.1660°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37819.

Newcomb occupies a secluded stretch of land defined by the quiet persistence of Elk Creek as it carves through the terrain. It lies 26.2 miles west-northwest of Union, TN (from Union, TN: bearing 303°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north-northwest of La Follette. The landscape is dominated by the low-slung, shadowed contours of Old Standard Hollow, where the light at dusk settles into a bruised purple, clinging to the damp earth long after the sun has retreated behind the silhouettes of the distant Cumberland Mountains. To the north, the dense timber of Indian Mountain State Forest provides a dark, impenetrable backdrop, while the nearby slopes of Indian Mountain offer a rugged expanse of quiet, untamed wilderness. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of wet slate and decaying leaves, a stillness that seems to amplify the rhythmic, bubbling passage of the creek against its limestone bed.

Newcomb emerged from the deep-rooted industry of coal extraction, a legacy that remains etched into the fractured geology and the weathered faces of the surrounding hillsides. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely fallen silent, the economic pulse of Newcomb now beats in a slower, more deliberate cadence, tied to the terrestrial rhythms of the woods and the nearby reservoir. Residents often travel toward the La Follette Reservoir, seeking the open, reflective calm of its waters as a reprieve from the tight, vertical confines of the hollows. Life here is governed by the shifting seasons of the Appalachian interior, where the isolation is not a void but a deliberate choice, preserving a way of existence that favors the slow accumulation of memory over the frantic pace of modern commerce.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Mountain (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 038° NE
Civil War (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 032° NE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 340° N · 564k acres
North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 175° S
Tackett Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 091° E
Primroy Creek Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 071° E
Pine Mountain Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 071° E
Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 220° SW
Cove Lake (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 186° S
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.9 mi, 281° W · 114k acres
Carr Gap Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.0 mi, 100° E
Agee (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 157° SE
Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 168° S · 5,964 acres
Winona General Store (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 232° SW
Train Cars (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 224° SW
Six Gun City (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 333° NW
Norris Dam Visitor Center (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 169° S
Fort Anderson (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 180° S
Ghosts of Convict Miners (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 180° S
Beast Mode (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 317° NW
Museum of Appalachia (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 168° S
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.4 mi, 326° NW · 4,854 acres
Colonel Sanders (Public Artwork) — 27.5 mi, 008° N
Sander's Cafe and Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 008° N
Lulu's Epoxitorium (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 176° S
Oak Ridge Playhouse (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 186° S
Oak Ridge Children's Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 189° S
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 010° N
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 38.3 mi, 026° NE · 146k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 60.6 mi, 162° S · 521k acres

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