Thanks to the dedicated work of members of the Volunteers in Archives (VIA) program, online indexes are available for several of our collections, including some of our more popular genealogical collections. These indexes are intended to help researchers more quickly locate specific records to request from among the potentially hundreds of thousands available.
Before viewing a particular index, you are urged to read our Tips for Searching Indexes page and then select the appropriate index to begin your search.
Personal Name Indexes
- Cemetery Records, Veterans, American Revolution to World War I
- Court Records, 1768-1912
- Estate Inventory Records, 1775, 1782, 1784, 1787-1915
- Incorporation Records, 1876-1914
- Jail Blotter Books, 1903-1938
- Marriage Records, 1908-1935
- Miscellaneous Records, 1840-1916
- Naturalization Records, 1808-1955
- Original Will Records, 1779, 1784, 1787-1941
- Professional Registers, 1895-1951 (gaps)
Other Online Indexes/Collections
- County Executive Annual Messages, 1940-1950
- District Attorney Case Files: Obscure, Noteworthy and Notorious, 1900-1930
- Government Annual Reports: Park and Recreation Commissions, 1923-1955
- Government Publications by Westchester County Departments, 1901-present
- Government Videos by Westchester County Departments, 1985-present
- Historic Building Inventory Forms, 1982-2001
- Incorporation Records, by Company Name, 1876-1914
- Miscellaneous Records, by Company or Town Name, 1840-1916
- School Reports, 1828-1968 (gaps)
Online Photograph and Map Collections
- Atlas of County Owned Lands, 1940s-1950s
- Atlas of Westchester County, 1867
- Atlas of Westchester County, 1881
- Atlas of Westchester County, 1901
- Atlas of Westchester County, 1910-1911
- Atlas of Westchester County, 1929-1931
- Bronx Parkway Commission Photograph Albums, 1912-1922
- Bronx Parkway Commission Photograph Collection, 1912-1924
- Bronx Parkway Commission Maps, 1914
- County Clerk Historical Maps
- John G. Gass Photograph Collection
- Edwin G. Michaelian Photograph Collection
- Miller House Photograph Collection
- Park Commission Photograph Collection
- Parks Department Lantern Slides
- Playland Photograph Collection
- Playland Postcard Collection, n.d.
- Westchester County Control Survey Photographs
Additional electronic indexes are available at the Archives Reading Room for our entire photographic and maps and plans collections. Please contact us for assistance searching these collections.