Westchester County, NY

Headnote

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of New York, with Long Inland sound on the southeast, and Hudson river on the west. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country, rough and hilly; soil, generally productive. Seats of justice, White Plains and Bedford. Pop. in 1810, 30,272; in 1820, 32,638; in 1830, 36,456; in 1840, 48,686; in 1850, 57,863. (Fanning's, 1853)

    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Burial Place of
    Name Type
    Bedford, NY City or Town
    Hastings-on-Hudson, NY City or Town
    Ossining, NY City or Town
    Peekskill, NY City or Town
    Pleasantville, NY City or Town
    Rye, NY City or Town
    Sing Sing, NY City or Town
    Sleepy Hollow, NY City or Town
    Tarrytown, NY City or Town
    Valhalla, NY City or Town
    White Plains, NY City or Town
    Yonkers, NY City or Town
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