Tompkins County New York Genealogy and History
Founded: April 17, 1817
Named for: Daniel D. Tompkins
County Seat: Ithaca
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History
On April 7, 1817, Tompkins County was created by combining portions of Seneca County and the remainder of Cayuga County. The county was named after then Vice-President (to President James Monroe) and former New York Governor Daniel Tompkins. Tompkins almost certainly never visited the county named for him.
In 1854, the county lost the town of Hector and the west line of lots in Newfield to the newly formed Schuyler County, New York.
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Genealogy Research in Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County Clerk
320 N. Tioga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-5431
Website: http://tompkinscountyny.gov/cclerk
Adjacent counties
- Cayuga County - north
- Cortland County - east
- Tioga County - south
- Chemung County - southwest
- Schuyler County - west
- Seneca County - northwest