Westchester County, NY

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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