Welcome to Millwood ...

Millwood is located in Westchester County<1>.

The location of Millwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Millwood is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Millwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

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

Communities Also Named Millwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Millwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (6), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Millwood ...

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

• Yonkers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Stamford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Stamford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
• New Rochelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Greenwich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
• White Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Harrison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Port Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chester
  • Port Chester is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Chester <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 Millwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millwood. 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 Millwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millwood ...

Looking for more information about Millwood? 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 Millwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Millwood.

Adding Millwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millwood 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 Millwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millwood post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millwood. 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/