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Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Tompkinsville, the seat of Monroe county, is located near the center of the county. It was settled around the beginning of the nineteenth century and was originally known as Watsons Store, for the store opened by J.C. Watson in 1809. The town was renamed Tompkinsville to honor Daniel D. Tompkins and was made the seat of Monroe county soon after it was formed.

Tompkinsville was incorporated in 1856.

The Tompkinsville post office opened in 1819.

The population in 2020 was 2,333.

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