Newcomb, New York, established March 15, 1828 in the “center of the Adirondack wilderness”. In Essex County, located 43°58′10″N 74°9′54″W, zip codes 12852 and 12879.
Newcomb, Tennessee: In Campbell County, located 36°33′13″N 84°9′58″W, zip code 37819.
Newcomb Bay is part of Antarctica. It was named after Capt. Robert Newcomb, navigator of the icebreaker Glacier.
Newcomb’s Landing was once a section of Braintree, Massachusetts. Braintree, Quincy and Randolph were once part of a single town called Braintree. Quincy was separated in 1792, Randolph in 1793. Newcomb’s Landing became part of Quincy.
In 1874, John Bearse Newcomb wrote, “There are now more Newcombs on the voting list of Quincy than any other name.”
Mount Newcomb is a peak or ridge somewhere in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
The historic Demarest-Lyle House in Tenafly, New Jersey, is know by some as the “Newcomb House” because two generations of Newcombs lived there.
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College was named for the daughter of Warren and Josephine Louise (Lemmonier) Newcomb. Mrs. Newcomb donated the funds that created the first degree-granting college for women
to be founded within a university in America.
Newcomb Hospital in Vineland, New Jersey, began with a generous donation of land and money from Leverett Newcomb
The Lawrence Newcomb Library of the New England Wild Flower Society houses a specialized collection
The Newcomb Loom Company of Davenport, Iowa, made thousands of rug looms between 1887 and 1982.
The Newcomb Hotel of Quincy, Illinois, was named after Richard Newcomb (1837-1904).
Welcome to "Newcombs in America". Our mission is to promote genealogical research relating to the Newcomb family name, and to improve communication between Newcomb descendants and connected families. We encourage participation by all Newcomb family researchers and anyone with an interest in genealogy.