Genealogy Resources - Westchester County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

American Veterans Historical Museum

Ardsley Public Library

Bedford Free Library

Bedford Hills Free Library

Bedford Town Historian - Westchester County, NY 

Briarcliff Manor Public Library

Bronxville Public Library

Chappaqua Public Library

Croton Free Library

Dobbs Ferry Public Library

Donald M Kendall Sculpture Gardens

Draper Park

Eastchester Public Library

Family History Library Catalog - Westchester County, NY

Field Library

Greenburgh Public Library

Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden

Harrison Public Library

Hastings-On-Hudson Public Library

Hendrick Hudson Free Library

Horace Greeley House

Hudson River Museum - Yonkers, New York

Hudson Valley MOCA

Huguenot Children's Library

Irvington Public Library

Jacob Purdy House

Jay Heritage Center

John C. Hart Memorial Library

The Katonah Historical Museum

Katonah Village Library

Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate

Larchmont Public Library

Lewisboro Library

Lift Trucks Project

Lincoln Depot Museum

Lyndhurst, a National Trust Historic Site

Mamaroneck Public Library

Mount Kisco Public Library

Mount Pleasant Branch Library

Mt Vernon Public Library

Muscoot Farm

National Maritime Historical Society

Neuberger Museum of Art

New Rochelle Public Library 

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Newington-Cropsey Foundation - Westchester County, NY

North Castle Public Library

North White Plains Library

Ossining Historical Society Museum

Ossining Public Library

Peekskill Museum - Westchester County, NY

Pelham Art Center

Philipsburg Manor

Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library

Pound Ridge Library

Purchase Free Library

The Rockefeller Archive Center - Westchester County, NY

Ruth Keeler Memorial Library

Rye Free Reading Room

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site

Scarsdale Public Library

Sherwood House Museum

Sing Sing Prison Museum - Westchester County, NY

Somers Library

Stepping Stones - Historic Home of Bill and Lois Wilson

Thomas Paine Cottage Museum

Town of Pelham Public Library

Town of Yorktown Museum

Trailside Nature Museum

Tuckahoe Public Library

Union Church of Pocantico Hills

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Archvies

Yonkers Public Library

Van Cortlandt Manor

Village Historian of Dobbs Ferry

Warner Library

Washington Irving's Sunnyside

Westchester Children's Museum

Westchester County Archives

Westchester County Historian

Westchester County, NY Public Libraries

White Plains Public Library

Biographies

The Bar of Rye Township, Westchester County, New York

Biographical History of Westchester County, New York (Vol 1)

Biographical History of Westchester County, New York (Vol 2)

Biographies - Westchester County New York

Chronicle of a Border Town

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Biographies

Manual of Westchester County

Manual of Westchester County (Vol 2)

Manual of Westchester County (Vol 3)

Our Family Tree - Westchester County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Biographies

Westchester County in History (Vol 1)

Westchester County in History (Vol 2)

Westchester County in History (Vol 3)

Westchester County, New York 1900

Wikipedia.org - People from Westchester County, New York

Cemeteries

Burial Ground of the Hope Methodist Church - Westchester County, NY

Cemetery Records - Westchester County New York

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Elmsford Quaker Cemetery - Westchester County, NY

Epodunk.com - Westchester County, NY

Find A Grave - Westchester County, NY

Friends Burying Ground at North Castle

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Cemeteries

Grounds at the Old Greenbourgh Presbyterian Church

Historic Dale Cemetery - Westchester County, NY

Interment.net - Westchester County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Cemetery Records

Methodist Ground Groveville - Westchester County, NY

Miscellaneous Cemetery Records in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Westchester County

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Westchester County

Old Dutch Burying Ground - Westchester County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Westchester County, NY

Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, New York

Quaker Cemetery - Bronxville, NYQuaker Cemetery - Hartsdale, NY

Quaker Cemetery - Chappaqua, NY

Quaker Ground AMAWALK

Scarsdale Quaker Cemetery

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Tompkins Plot, Now the Miller Farm

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Westchester County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Cemeteries

Williams Plot On the Old State Road - Westchester County, NY

Census Records

Census of Mamaroneck, Westchester County 1698

Census-Online - Westchester County, NY

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Census

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Census Info

Official 1940 Census Website - Westchester County, New York

Rye (Connecticut) State Census

US-Census.org - Westchester County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Census Records

1880 Census Records Search - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1275) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1276) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1277) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1278) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1279) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1280) - Westchester County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1281) - Westchester County, NY

​Church Records

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Religion & Churches

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Church Records

​City Directories

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County City Directories

Court Records

The Bar of Rye Township, Westchester County, New York

Court Records - Westchester County New York

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Court Records

Searching Sing Sing for My Father

Westchester County Surrogate Court Clerk

Yonkers Police Department History

Estate Records

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Wills & Probate

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County Will Records, Probates & Indexes 

Westchester County, New York Estate Files

Westchester County, New York Will Testators 

Wills - Westchester County New York

History

Briarcliff Manor Public Library History  - Westchester County, NY

A Brief History of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Westchester County

History of the Chappaqua Library

A History of the County of Westchester 1848 (Vol 1)

A History of the County of Westchester 1848 (Vol 2)

A History of the County of Westchester, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time

A History of the John C. Hart Memorial Library

History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the County of Westchester

History of Westchester County, New York (Part 2)

History of Westchester County, New York 1900 - Internet Archive

History of Westchester County, New York (Part 2) - Internet Archive

Katonah Village Library History - Westchester County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Histories and Genealogies

Living Places - Westchester County, NY

National Register of Historic Places - Westchester County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Bibliography

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County History

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Loyalists

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY History

White Plains Public Library - Westchester County, NY

Wikipedia.org - Westchester County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Immigration Records

US District Court (Southern) Naturalization Petitions (Post 1906)

​Land Records

BLM Land Records

Deed Records - Westchester County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Early Land Deeds

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County Deed / Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Westchester County, New York 

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Map Records

The Genealogy Hound - Westchester County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Maps

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Westchester County, NY Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841 - Westchester County, NY

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Military

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Military Records

History and capture of Major André

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Westchester County, New York

Military Records - Westchester County New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Westchester County, New York (con't)

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Military

Sarah Lawrence College Student War Board Scrapbook, 1942-1946

USGenweb Archives - Westchester County, NY Military Records

Westchester County, New York, during the American Revolution

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY General Resources

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Publications, Software & Supplies

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Social Networking

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Locating Published Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Lookups

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County NY State Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester Surrounding Counties

Westchester County, NY Government

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Westchester County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Newspapers

NYS Historic Newspapers - Westchester County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Newspapers

Westchester County, NY - Chronicling America

Westchester County, NY Newspapers

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Obituaries

The Journal News - Westchester County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Newspapers and Obituaries

The Lewisboro Ledger - Westchester County, NY

Obituary Index - Westchester County, NY

The Pelham Weekly - Westchester County, NY

Ross-Roden Funeral Services - Westchester County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Obituaries

Photography

The Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Westchester County, New York

​School Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Westchester County, NY Education

Societies

Ancient Order of Hibernians - Westchester County, NY

Anne Hutchinson Chapter - Westchester County, NY

Bedford Historical Society  - Westchester County, NY

Briarcliff Manor - Westchester County, NY

Empire State Society of Sons of the American Revolution

Hastings Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York

Larchmont Chapter - Westchester County, NY

Larchmont Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

The Mamaroneck Historical Society

Mohegan Chapter - Westchester County, NY

New Castle Historical Society

Pound Ridge Historical Society

Rye Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

The Scarsdale Historical Society - Facebook

Somers Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

Village of Ardsley, Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

Westchester County Genealogical Society

Westchester County Historical Society

White Plains Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

Yonkers Historical Society - Westchester County, NY

Yonkers Police Society - Westchester County, NY

Yorktown Historical Society

Towns, Cities, & Villages

City of Mount Vernon, New York

City of New Rochelle, New York

City of Peekskill, New York

City of Rye, New York

City of White Plains, New York

City of Yonkers, New York

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Cities, Towns, & Village Pages

Town of Bedford, New York

Town of Cortlandt, New York

Town of Eastchester, New York

Town of Greenburgh, New York

Town of Harrison, New York

Town of Lewisboro, New York

Town of Mamaroneck, New York

Town of Mount Pleasant, New York

Town of New Castle, New York

Town of North Castle, New York

Town of North Salem, New York

Town of Ossining, New York

Town of Pelham, New York

Town of Pound Ridge, New York

Town of Rye, New York

Town of Somers, New York

Town of Yorktown, New York

Village of Ardsley, New York

Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York

Village of Bronxville, New York

Village of Buchanan, New York

Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York

Village of Dobbs Ferry, New York

Village of Elmsford, New York

Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

Village of Irvington, New York

Village of Larchmont, New York

Village of Mamaroneck, New York

Village of Mount Kisco, New York

Village of Ossining, New York

Village of Pelham, New York

Village of Pelham Manor, New York

Village of Pleasantville, New York

Village of Port Chester, New York

Village of Rye Brook, New York

Village of Scarsdale, New York

Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York

Village of Tarrytown, New York

Village of Tuckahoe, New York

Wikipedia.org - Westchester County, NY Municipalities

Vital Records

Birth Records - Westchester County New York

Cyndi's List - Westchester County, NY Birth, Marriage, Death

Death Records - Westchester County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Births

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Family Bibles

Genealogy Trails History Group - Westchester County, NY Marriages

GEDCOM Index - Westchester County, NY

GenWed.com - Westchester County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Westchester County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Westchester County New York

NYGenWeb Project - Westchester County Vital Records

Sleepy Hollow DRC Marriages 1698-1790

USGenWeb Archives - Westchester County, NY Bible Records

VitalRec.com - Westchester County Vital Records

Westchester County Clerk

Yorktown Baptisms - Westchester County, NY

Yorktown Marriages - Westchester County, NY