Tompkins Corners is a
hamlet
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in
Putnam County, in the
U.S. state
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of
New York
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History
The community was named after the brothers Tompkins, who first settled at the site in the 1770s. In the 1840s, Tompkins Corners consisted of merely "a few houses". A
post office
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called Tompkins Corners was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1954. The
Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
References
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Putnam County, New York
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