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Welcome to Tompkins ...

Tompkins is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tompkins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Tompkins is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tompkins: 517

Communities Also Named Tompkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tompkins - they are located in Georgia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Tompkins ...

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

  • 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 <3>
  • Charlotte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dimondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grass Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
  • Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Tompkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tompkins.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tompkins. 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 Tompkins.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tompkins ...

Looking for more information about Tompkins? 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 Tompkins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tompkins.

Adding Tompkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tompkins 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 Tompkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tompkins post office opened in 1839.

We also found Tompkins in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tompkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tompkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/