Tompkins County, NY

Headnote
TOMPKINS COUNTY, situated in the south part of New York, with Cayuga and Seneca lakes at the northwest. Area, 580 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Ithaca. Pop. in 1820, 26,178; in 1830, 36,545; in 1840, 37,948; in 1850, 38,748. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Tompkins County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
TOMPKINS COUNTY, situated in the south part of New York, with Cayuga and Seneca lakes at the northwest. Area, 580 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Ithaca. Pop. in 1820, 26,178; in 1830, 36,545; in 1840, 37,948; in 1850, 38,748.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 357.
Name Type
Caroline, NY City or Town
Danby, NY City or Town
Ithaca, NY City or Town
Speedsville, NY City or Town
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