Westchester County NY Genealogy

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Westchester County Records by City/Town

Amawalk Genealogy (62)
Ardsley On Hudson Genealogy (45)
Armonk Genealogy (56)
Bedford Genealogy (94)
Bedford Hills Genealogy (46)
Briarcliff Manor Genealogy (60)
Bronxville Genealogy (90)
Chappaqua Genealogy (97)
Cortlandt Genealogy (69)
Cross River Genealogy (47)
Croton-on-Hudson Genealogy (66)
Crotonville Genealogy (46)
Dobbs Ferry Genealogy (88)
Eastchester Genealogy (72)
Elmsford Genealogy (53)
Greenburgh Genealogy (51)
Harrison Genealogy (73)
Hartsdale Genealogy (57)
Hastings-on-Hudson Genealogy (79)
Hawthorne Genealogy (54)
Irvington Genealogy (56)
Katonah Genealogy (75)
Larchmont Genealogy (72)
Lewisboro Genealogy (55)
Mamaroneck Genealogy (96)
Montrose Genealogy (55)
Mount Kisco Genealogy (74)
Mount Pleasant Genealogy (57)


Mount Vernon Genealogy (177)
New Castle Genealogy (53)
New Rochelle Genealogy (232)
North Castle Genealogy (53)
North Salem Genealogy (71)
North Tarrytown Genealogy (55)
Ossining Genealogy (117)
Peekskill Genealogy (189)
Pelham Genealogy (68)
Pleasantville Genealogy (64)
Port Chester Genealogy (106)
Pound Ridge Genealogy (82)
Purchase Genealogy (57)
Rye Genealogy (110)
Scarsdale Genealogy (67)
Shrub Oak Genealogy (46)
Sleepy Hollow Genealogy (63)
Somers Genealogy (74)
South Salem Genealogy (51)
Tarrytown Genealogy (140)
Tuckahoe Genealogy (66)
Valhalla Genealogy (63)
Verplanck Genealogy (46)
White Plains Genealogy (183)
Yonkers Genealogy (233)
Yorktown Genealogy (82)
Yorktown Heights Genealogy (52)

Overview of Westchester County Records

  • Westchester County was created in 1683. It included what is now Bronx County until 1874.
  • The New York State Department of Health has copies of birth, marriage, and death records starting in 1880. Individual town or city clerks also have copies of birth, marriage, and death records.
  • The Westchester County Clerk has court records starting in 1683, land records starting in 1687, and divorce records.
  • The Westchester County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1895.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.