Welcome to Tompkinsville ...

Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tompkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Tompkinsville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Maryland, Missouri 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.

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• East Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tompkinsville post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tompkinsville.