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Welcome to Tompkins Corners ...

Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Tompkins Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Tompkins Corners: Tompkins Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tompkins Corners for more information about variations on the name of Tompkins Corners.

Tompkins Corners is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Tompkins Corners: (845)

Communities Also Named Tompkins Corners ...

While we believe that this Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Tompkins Corners. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chemung and Westchester County.

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

Communities near Tompkins Corners ...

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

  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Danbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Palm Tree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Kiryas Joel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Newburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
  • Ossining
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Peekskill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beacon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
  • New Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
    • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tompkins Corners ...

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

Adding Tompkins Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tompkins Corners post office opened in 1878.

We also found Tompkins Corners in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tompkins Corners.

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tompkins Corners - 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/









 

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