Free Tompkins County, New York (NY) Genealogy Resources

Genealogy Resources for Tompkins County, New York

Tompkins County was formed from parts of Cayuga County and Seneca County in 1817. Schuyler County was formed from part of Tompkins County and Steuben County in 1854. The County Seat is Ithaca.

Tompkins County encompasses approximately 476 square miles* in the State of New York.

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A bibliography of books and pamphlets printed at Ithaca, N.Y., 1820-1850
Art work of Tompkins County, New York
Centennial celebration, First Presbyterian Church, Trumansburg, N.Y. June 27-29, 1903
Central New York Church Records at Carl A. Krock Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Central New York, an inland empire, comprising Oneida, Madison, Onondaga, Cayuga, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango counties and their people
Gazetteer and business directory of Tompkins County, N.Y. for 1868
Historical sketch of the town of Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y. being a lecture
Historical sketch of the village of Freeville, Tompkins County, New York
History of Central New York - 3 Volumes
History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
History of Tornado Hook and Ladder Co. Number 3 of Ithaca, New York organized February 4th, 1831, incorporated March 6th, 1886
History of the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca, New York during one hundred years the anniversary exercises January twenty-first to twenty-fourth, 1904
Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York including a History of Cornell University by W.T. Hewitt
Notes from the diary of Abner H. Thomas town of Ulysses, Tompkins Co., New York, 1863-1865
The Peopling of Tompkins County
The old cemetery at Dryden, Tompkins County, New York records of inscriptions and genealogical notes
Tompkins County Public Library
Tompkins County, New York, GenWeb
Tompkins County, New York, Maps
Tompkins County, New York, Maps (more)
Two pioneers of Tompkins County, New York
Views around Ithaca being a description of the waterfalls and ravines of this remarkable locality

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My ancestors born in Tompkins County (3)

Name	Branch	Birth Date	Town
William Hiram Dykeman	DYKEMAN	1831 Sept 22	Caroline
Eli Dykeman Jr	DYKEMAN	1805-1807	Caroline
Julia Brown	HARVEY	1804 (est.)	Ithaca

My ancestors married in Tompkins County (6)

Name	Branch	Date	Town
Newman Archelaus Harvey	HARVEY	1904 Jan 9	Dryden
Gertrude Esther Shirley	HARVEY	1904 Jan 9	Dryden
Vena Dykeman	DYKEMAN	1929 Apr 22	Ithaca
Percy Henry Daniels	DANIELS	1929 Apr 22	Ithaca
Lloyd John Reese	REESE	1930 Apr 18	Ithaca
Mary Esther Harvey	HARVEY	1930 Apr 18	Ithaca

My ancestors who died in Tompkins County (6)

Name	Branch	Date	Town
Charles Russell Leonard	LEONARD	1908 Nov 23	Groton
Royal John Shirley	HARVEY	1928 Apr 6	Groton
Mary J Brooks	HARVEY	1937 Feb 7	Groton
Gertrude Esther Shirley	HARVEY	1937 Oct 9	Groton
Newman Archelaus Harvey	HARVEY	1963 Sept 29	Groton
Betsy A. Stowell	HARVEY	1906 Sept 24	Ithaca

My ancestors buried in Tompkins County (7)

Name	Branch	Town	Place
Royal John Shirley	HARVEY	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Mary J Brooks	HARVEY	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Gertrude Esther Shirley	HARVEY	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Mary Esther Harvey	HARVEY	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Lloyd John Reese	REESE	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Newman Archelaus Harvey	HARVEY	Dryden	Willow Glen Cemetery
Charles Russell Leonard	LEONARD	Groton	Groton Rural Cemetery (Lot 62, Sec. N)