Welcome to Tompkinsville ...

Tompkinsville is located in Charles County<1>.

The location of Tompkinsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tompkinsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tompkinsville is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Tompkinsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Tompkinsville: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Tompkinsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tompkinsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Tompkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tompkinsville - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tompkinsville.

Communities near Tompkinsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tompkinsville.

• La Plata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Leonardtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Montross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• Port Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Morgantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Charles County
• Rock Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Rock Point is located in Charles County
• Cobb Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Island
  • Cobb Island is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobb Island <5>
• Newburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tompkinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tompkinsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tompkinsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tompkinsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tompkinsville. See our Newspapers Page for Tompkinsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tompkinsville ...

Looking for more information about Tompkinsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tompkinsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tompkinsville.

Adding Tompkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tompkinsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tompkinsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tompkinsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tompkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tompkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/