Trout Creek in Tompkins in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tompkins Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
to our boys
of World War II
Charles M. Finch
Killed in Germany April 14, 1945
Richard Finch · William Bush · James Finch · James Hornbeck · Morris Hornbeck · Marvin Stoutenberg · Floyd Stoutenberg · Perry Shelton · Leverage France · Donald Storrer · Robert Galley · Earl Simmons · Edward Cook · Nathan Beardslee · Paul Close · Dewey Ellis · Richard Ellis · Ralph Munson · Glenn Beardslee · Percy Smith · Guy Gifford · Seymour Shackleton · Carl Close · Henry Eckhardt · Benjamin Constable · Ray Ellis, Jr. · Fred Reynolds
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 42° 12.378′ N, 75° 16.622′ W. Memorial is in Tompkins, New York, in Delaware County. It is in Trout Creek. It is on Bridge Street east of Herrick Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of Tompkins Town Court. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 148 Bridge Street, Trout Creek NY 13847, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Common School District 32 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trout Creek Walking Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Masonville WW I & WW II Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Settlers of Sidney Center (approx. 5.8 miles away); Sidney Center Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Turnpike (approx. 7½ miles away); Dr. Platt Townsend (approx. 7.7 miles away); Town of Walton World War II Memorial (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tompkins.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 30, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.





