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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Tioga County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.

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:

  • Tioga County     (The home county of Tompkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County
    • Lawrenceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Farmington Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
    • Tioga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County
    • Elkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <2>
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County
    • Keeneyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
    • Niles Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Niles Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
      • Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Millerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County
    • Knoxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Charleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Tioga County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Coryland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County
    • Austinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County
    • Sylvania
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Fassett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County
    • Berrytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
    • Covert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County
    • Bentley Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Big Pond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County
    • Alba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Lycoming County
    • Lorenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Elmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • North Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County
    • Harrison Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
    • Hector
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Sunderlinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • Galeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Galeton is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
    • North Bingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Ulysses
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Allegany County (NY)
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Webb Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Pine City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <2>
    • Big Flats
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Southport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • West Elmira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Elmira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <2>
    • Elmira Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <2>
    • Post Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Wellsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Horseheads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Pine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
    • Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
    • Wedgewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
  • Steuben County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tompkins, with the one closest to Tompkins listed first.
    • Lindley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Vleet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Presho
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Addison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Caton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
      • Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Gang Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Rathbone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
      • Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Painted Post
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • South Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Woodhull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopers Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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.

  • Lawrenceville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrenceville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrenceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Pole Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Pole Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Liberty Pole Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374918 <4>
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seelye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seelye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seelye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mourey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mourey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mourey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCollum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tioga Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tioga Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tioga.
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    • The Thompson - Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eaton Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middaugh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Swan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Addison Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Addison Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Addison Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tompkins had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Pritchard ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
    • Pritchard is located in Tioga County
  • Rising
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Tioga County
  • Farmington Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
    • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Tioga Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
    • Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
  • Somers Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
    • Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
  • Lindley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nichols
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Elbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Tioga County
  • Tioga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Tioga County
  • Freeman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Van Vleet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
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    • Elkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <2>
    • Mill Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Presho
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)

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 73 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 41.9767, Longitude: -77.1908       In this case, the coordinates for Tompkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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