Welcome to Montrose ...

Montrose is located in Westchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montrose, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Montrose is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Montrose lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Montrose: 10548<3>

Websites for Montrose ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Montrose, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Montrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Montrose - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montrose.

Communities near Montrose ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montrose.

• White Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Kiryas Joel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Scarsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
• Beacon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• Haverstraw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montrose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montrose. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montrose.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montrose. See our Newspapers Page for Montrose.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montrose ...

Looking for more information about Montrose? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Montrose, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montrose.

Adding Montrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montrose in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montrose was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Montrose on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/