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Westchester County, NY |
WHITE PLAINS (City)
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History
The city of White Plains is also the county seat for Westchester County.
"White Plains, the shire-town of Westchester County, was described in an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, passed in 1788, as 'All that part of the county of Westchester bounded easterly by Mamaroneck River, northerly by North Castle, westerly by Bronx River and Southerly by the town of Scarsdale,' and by this act was erected into a town, containing four thousand four hundred and thirty-five acres." [Source: Sharf's History of Westchester County, New York, volume 1, page 714.]
Vital Records
- City Clerk
- 255 Main Street, White Plains, NY
- Phone: 914-422-1227
- City Court
- 77 South Lexington Avenue, White Plains, NY
- Phone: 914-422-6050
- County Records
- Westchester County Surrogate's Court
- 111 Grove Street, White Plains, NY 10601
- Phone: 914-285-3712
For more information at a county level, see the NYGenWeb Westchester County Resources page as well as the main site page.
- Naturalizations
For an index of naturalizations within the county, see the web pages of the Westchester County Archives.
- NY State Vital Records
The web page for the New York State Dept. of Health can be found at http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm. Also, check out the following web pages: http://www.vitalchek.com/us/ny.html
Historical Society
White Plains Historical Society
- c/o Jacob Purdy House, 60 Park Avenue, White Plains, NY 10603
- Phone: 914-328-1776
- Membership: inquire as to current fees.
Be sure to inquire as to their search services and related fees as well as the names and prices of their publications.
Don't overlook the many resources held at the Westchester County Historical Society.
Churches and Synagogues
- Houses of Worship
- http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/worship.html
- Roman Catholic
- Roman catholic churches in Westchester county are under the juridiction of the Archdiocese of New York. You can search their parish listing at the following web page:
http://www.ny-archdiocese.org/pastoral/parishes.cfm
- Episcopal Churches -- New York
- See a list of Episcopal Churches in New Yorkhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/webpages/p2.html#NewYork or use their Parish Finder search engine.
Cemeteries
Transcribed Cemetery Inscriptions
Carretta, Katherine A., compiler. A Guide to Listings of Old Cemetery Inscriptions and other Genealogical Aids for Westchester County, New York. [Westchester County Historical Society, 1977]
Horton, William P. Cemetery Inscriptions of Westchester County, NY. [Peekskill, NY: 1928] Copy available at New York Public Library's Genealogical & Local History Room.
Manville, Margaret. Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Cemeteries in Westchester County, New York. [White Plains, NY: 1966] Copy available at New York Public Library's Genealogical & Local History Room.
Spies, Francis F. Inscriptions copied from gravestones in West Chester County yards with genealogical notes. Copy available at New York Public Library's Genealogical & Local History Room.
The Westchester County Historical Society also has extensive manuscripts giving inventories of many old cemeteries located throughout the County. Also check with the local historical society for information about the above cemeteries.
Have you looked at the cemetery listings here at the Westchester NYGenWeb site?
Maps
The Map Division of the New York Public Research Library holds the following:
- The City of White Plains, the town and village of Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York [New York: J.H.H. Muirhead, 1930]
If you have any such information relating to this location, please contact the county coordinator for this web site.
Library
White Plains Public Library
- 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
- Phone: 914-422-1400
- Holdings: city directories, yearbooks newspapers, and obituary indexes
This library has a large local history and genealogical resource collection as well as many printed indexes. The also hold microfilmed copies of the census from 1790 through 1920 for Westchester County.
City Web Site
The City of White Plains Home Page
Census Information
Fuller, Elizabeth Griffen. Index to Westchester County Names in the Federal Censuses, 1790-1840 [Elmsford: Westchester Cty. Historical Society] 1994.
Some census information for Westchester county can be found at the Census page.
New York State Census
The only NY State censuses which survived are for the years 1905, 1915, and 1925. Check at your local LDS Family History Center for these films.
Federal Census
- Federal Census: 1790
- White Plains
Directories
Turner's New York & Harlem Railroad Directory between New York City and Brewster for the Years 1891-1892; Published by E.F Turner & co. of 217 Elm St., Yonkers, N.Y.
See the Library for city directories of White Plains.
Also see the City Directories page on this Westchester Site.
Annotated Bibliography
Baird, Charles W. Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, 1660-1870. Includes history of White Plains and Harrison until 1788. [Harbor Hills, reprint c. 1983.]
Fuller, Elizabeth Griffen. Index to Westchester County Names in the Federal Censuses, 1790-1840 [Elmsford: Westchester Cty. Historical Society] 1994.
Pelletreau, William S., Am. M. Early Wills of Westchester County, New York 1664-1784 Pub. 1898. Cornell University Library has scanned this book and placed it on the web at the following address: http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/bookp.html
Rosch, John. Historic White Plains [White Plains, NY: Balletto-Sweetman Inc.] c.1937. Reprinted 1976 by Harbor Hills Books.
For other books containing information related to this town but covering a county-wide level, see the County section of the Bibliography page.
Cultural and/or Historical sites
If you have any such information relating to this location, please contact the county coordinator for this web site.
Renowned Residents
If you have any such information relating to this location, please please contact the county coordinator for this web site.about adding it to this page.
Other Institutions of Genealogical Interest
Westchester County Genealogical Society
The Westchester County Genealogical Society has been publishing a series of articles in their monthly newsletter for some time which gives an overview of each town within the county. This Focus on (town name) [WCGS Newsletter, ] series includes a brief history of the town, a listing of some houses of worship, some cemeteries and often a bibliography. See the information about ordering back issues of the newsletter.
If you have any such information relating to this location, please please contact the county coordinator for this web site.about adding it to this page.
Military Info
See the Military & War Links page for more information.
As we find information relating specifically to this town, we'll post it here. If you have any such information or know of other web pages to link to, please please contact the county coordinator for this web site.with particulars.
Loyalist Info
Have you a Loyalist in your family tree? If so, the Loyalist page may be of interest to you. If you have any specific information relating to this town and loyalists, please contact the county coordinator for this web site. about adding the information to this page.
Picture Gallery
If you have a scanned picture relating to any location within Westchester and would like to add it to this site, please please contact the county coordinator for this web site.with particulars.
Some Surnames associated with this City
See the Surname Web Pages for links to web pages of researchers in Westchester but not specifically associated with this town.
Query & Message Boards
Rootsweb.com has Some Query boards where you can post a query for others to view. Or join the Westchester mailing list and correspond with other Westchester researchers.
Return to Westchester County's Town Index page.
Return to the main page for Westchester County at NYGenWeb.
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