Tompkins County, named in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States, is a county within New York State located in the center of northwest New York. Tompkins County contains the City of Ithaca, the county seat, and contains the entire Ithaca-Tompkins MSA.
Tompkins County was founded in 1817, covers 476 square miles, and had a 2000 population of 96,501.
External Links
- Wikipedia Article
- Tompkins County Website
- Tompkins County on City-data.com
- Tompkins County Genealogy & History
- Tompkins County Genealogy
- Official Brief History of Tompkins County
Adjacent Counties
North | ||||
Seneca | Cayuga | |||
West | Schuyler | Tompkins County | Cortland | East |
Chemung | Tioga | |||
South |
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
Cities
Towns
- Town of Caroline - Website, Caroline,_New_York
- Town of Danby - Website, Danby,_New_York,
- Town of Dryden - Website, (town),_New_York
- Town of Enfield - Website, Enfield,_New_York
- Town of Groton - Website, (town),_New_York
- Town of Ithaca - Website, Ithaca_(town),_New_York
- Town of Lansing - Website, Lansing_(town),_New_York
- Town of Newfield - Website, Newfield,_New_York
- Town of Ulysses - Website, Ulysses,_New_York
Villages
- Village of Cayuga Heights - Website, Cayuga_Heights,_New_York
- Village of Dryden - Website, Dryden_(village),_New_York
- Village of Feeville - Website, Freeville,_New_York
- Village of Groton - Website, (village), New York
- Village of Lansing - Website, Lansing_(village),_New_York
- Village of Trumansburg - Website, Trumansburg,_New_York
Hamlets
- Hamlet of Newfield - No Website, Newfield_Hamlet,_New_York
- Hamlet of Podunk - No Website, Podunk,_Ulysses,_New_York
- Hamlet of Varna - Assoiation Website, Varna,_New_York
Other Named Areas
- Within Town of Ithaca (CDPs)
- East Ithaca - No Website, East_Ithaca,_New_York, southeast of City of Ithaca
- Forest Home - Home Improvement Assoc, Forest_Home,_New_York, east of City of Ithaca
- Northeast Ithaca - No Website, Northeast_Ithaca,_New_York, northeast of City of Ithaca
- Northwest Ithaca - No Website, Northwest_Ithaca,_New_York, northwest of City of Ithaca
- South Hill - No Website, South_Hill,_New_York, south of City of Ithaca