Tompkins Corners, New York

Tompkins Corners is a hamlet in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York.^[1]

History

The community was named after the brothers Tompkins, who first settled at the site in the 1770s.^[2] In the 1840s, Tompkins Corners consisted of merely "a few houses".^[3] A post office called Tompkins Corners was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1954.^[4] The Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tompkins Corners, New York
^ Vasiliev, Ren (2004). From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-8156-0798-4. Cornelius Tompkins and his brothers settled here in about 1777.
^ Blake, William J. (1849). The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. Baker & Scribner. p. 247.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ "Historic Putnam Valley". Putnam Valley Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

41°23′56″N 73°48′07″W / 41.399°N 73.802°W / 41.399; -73.802

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tompkins Corners, New York

[2] Vasiliev, Ren (2004). From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-8156-0798-4. Cornelius Tompkins and his brothers settled here in about 1777.

[3] Blake, William J. (1849). The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. Baker & Scribner. p. 247.

[4] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[5] "Historic Putnam Valley". Putnam Valley Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

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County seat: Carmel
Towns	Carmel Kent Patterson Philipstown Putnam Valley Southeast
Villages	Brewster Cold Spring Nelsonville
CDPs	Brewster Heights Brewster Hill Carmel Lake Carmel Mahopac Peach Lake‡ Putnam Lake
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