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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Tompkins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tompkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Tompkins is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston & Washtenaw.

Below are the counties that are near Tompkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tompkins:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Tompkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Berryville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Jackson County
    • Rives Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
    • Parma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
    • Sandstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
    • Woodville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jackson County
    • Springport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <2>
    • Devereaux
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
      • Devereaux is located in Jackson County
    • Spring Arbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
      • Former name for Jackson:
      • Jacksonopolis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Munith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
      • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <2>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Duck Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
      • Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Marengo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Calhoun County
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
    • Ceresco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceresco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
      • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
    • Pennfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
      • Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Tekonsha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownlee Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
      • Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Clinton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • Gunnisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
      • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Charlesworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
      • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
    • Petrieville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
    • Eaton Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
    • Dimondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Potterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
      • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ainger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
      • Ainger is located in Eaton County
    • Carlisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Eaton County
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Hillsdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Moscow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
    • Mosherville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Somerset Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
      • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
    • Somerset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
    • Litchfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
    • Jonesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
    • North Adams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Allen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Onondaga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leslie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Leslie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Bunker Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunker Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
    • Fitchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
    • Mason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
    • Dansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <2>
    • Stockbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
      • Pollok is located in Ingham County
      • Pollok has also been known as:
      • Pollock
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ingham County
    • Lansing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Okemos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Cement City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
      • Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Addison Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Devils Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Livingston County
    • Gregory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
    • Parkers Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
      • Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Kaiserville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
      • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
    • Chalkerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
      • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
      • Chalkerville has also been known as:
      • Chalkers Landing
    • Anderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
    • Hell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
      • Hell is located in Livingston County
      • Hell has also been known as:
      • Hi Land Lake
      • Highland Lake
      • Hiland Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <2>
    • Pinckney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <2>
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Sharon Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Chelsea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
    • Rowes Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tompkins, see our County-by-County Page for Tompkins.

Cemeteries Near Tompkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tompkins.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tompkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.

  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln - Pomeroy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pope Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Springport.
    • The Pope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969650 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rives Junction Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Junction Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Junction Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pherdun Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pherdun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pherdun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Draper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • Upton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Onondaga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onondaga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onondaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tompkins had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.

  • Berryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Jackson County
  • Onondaga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rives Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
    • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
  • Sandstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
  • Springport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Devereaux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
    • Devereaux is located in Jackson County
  • Charlesworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
    • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
  • Aurelius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelius
    • Aurelius is located in Ingham County
  • Spring Arbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
    • Former name for Jackson:
    • Jacksonopolis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
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    • Roots
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roots have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
      • Roots is located in Jackson County
    • Eaton Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Ingham County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tompkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tompkins.

Newspapers Published in Tompkins ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tompkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tompkins, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tompkins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tompkins:

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tompkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tompkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3731, Longitude: -84.5416       In this case, the coordinates for Tompkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tompkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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