Tomstown, Pennsylvania

Tomstown is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[1]

History

A post office called Tomstown was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1901.^[2] The community was named after John Toms, a first settler.^[3] A variant name is "Toms Town".^[1]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomstown
↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 219.

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
Boroughs	Chambersburg Greencastle Mercersburg Mont Alto Orrstown Shippensburg‡ Waynesboro
Townships	Antrim Fannett Greene Guilford Hamilton Letterkenny Lurgan Metal Montgomery Peters Quincy Southampton St. Thomas Warren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Summit Fayetteville Fort Loudon Guilford Marion Pen Mar Rouzerville Scotland State Line Wayne Heights
Unincorporated communities	Amberson Cashtown Charlestown Cheesetown Church Hill Claylick Concord Cove Gap Doylesburg Dry Run Fairview Fannettsburg Five Forks Germantown Green Village Greenwood Johnston Kasiesville Lemasters Lurgan Mainsville Markes Mason and Dixon Monterey Mowersville New Franklin Old Forge Pleasant Hall Quincy Richmond Furnace Roxbury Shady Grove Shimpstown Smoketown South Mountain Spring Run Springtown Stoufferstown Sylvan Tomstown Upper Strasburg Upton Vanilla Welsh Run Williamson Willow Hill Zullinger
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°47′34″N 77°33′42″W / 39.79278°N 77.56167°W / 39.79278; -77.56167

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