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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.

This directory does not list every place in Westchester but rather it lists those towns and villages which are adjacent to the Harlem Railroad which today is called the Harlem Division of the MetroNorth Railroad. This rail line travels north from Grand Central Station in New York City, then roughly up the center of Westchester County, and onward into Putnam County.
The following portions of the above-named city directory were transcribed by John LaBarre.

• Bedford Station
• Brewster in Carmel, Putnam County, NY
• Bronxville
• Chappaqua
• Croton Falls
• Goldens Bridge
• Hartsdale, Town of Greenburgh
• Katonah
• Kensico
• Mount Kisco
• Pleasantville
• Purdys Station
• Scarsdale
• Tuckahoe
• Unionville
• White Plains
  • A – B
  • C – D – E
  • F – G
  • H – I – J – K
  • L – M
  • N – O – P – Q – R
  • – S –
  • T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Some Selected Pages from the New Rochelle/Pelham/Larchmont Directory

• 1901
• 1903
• 1905
• 1910
• 1915

Look Ups

Peekskill city directory, 1963

John E. LaBarre is willing to check his copy of the 1963 Peekskill City Directory for researchers.

Some City Directories By Archival Repository

• The Field Library in Peekskill
• Larchmont Library
• LDS Family History Centers
• New York Public Library – Research Library [Local History & Genealogy Room]
  • Richmond's Directory of Tarrytown, North Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Hastings [Yonkers, NY: W.L. Richmond, 1914]. Years Available: 1914-1915 and 1918-1919.
  • Curtin's Westchester County Directory for .... [New York: D. Curtin, 1868--]. Microfilmed copies for the years 1868/69, 1869/70, 1870/72, 1872/73. Includes Morrisania.
  • Morrisania (New York) -- Directories [Morrisania, NY] for 1853 is on microfilm.
  • Polk's New Rochelle (Westchester County, N.Y.) City Directory [New York City: R.L. Polk Co.] Microfilmed copy for 1936 available.
  • Polk's Port Chester (New York) Directory, including East Port Chester and Rye. [New York, NY: R.L. Polk & Co.] The years 1928/9 and 1932 are available.
  • Richmond's Directory of Tarrytown, North Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Hastings [Yonkers, NY: W.L. Richmond, 1914]. Years Available: 1914-1915 and 1918-1919.
  • Thompson & Co.'s Directory of the Villages of Tarrytown, and North Tarrytown, Westchester Co., NY, and of the Villages of Nyack, South Nyack and Upper Nyack, Rockland Co., NY, for the years 1885/86. [Newburgh, NY: Thompson & Co.] Microfilmed copy for 1885/86 available.
• New Rochelle library
• Portchester library
• Scarsdale Public Library
• White Plains Public Library
• Yonkers Historical Society
• Yonkers Public Library
• The following directories were found listed on various second-hand book sites:
• LeViness, James Leonard, editor. Buyer's Guide and Useful Information Directory [Hartsdale, NY: Hartsdale Chamber of Commerce, 1947]
• Port Chester, Rye, including Byram (Connecticut), Directory. [New Haven, CT: Price & Co., 1959]

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