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Welcome to Tompkinsville ...

Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Tompkinsville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tompkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Tompkinsville is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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 New York.

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.

  • Scranton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Carbondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Forge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
  • Archbald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
    • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
  • Blakely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
    • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Dickson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
  • Olyphant
    (8 miles [12.9 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 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.<6>

From that list, the Tompkinsville post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tompkinsville.

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tompkinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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