Cortlandt history
Read the Town’s historical essays and find the original-record offices behind family and local-history research.
Start with the Town’s history and geography
The Town profile describes Cortlandt’s development, its Hudson River setting and its incorporated villages and hamlets. It provides a starting point for understanding the places named in local records.
Where History Lives
The Town’s anniversary series visits local sites through essays and photographs. Its topics include the Little Red Schoolhouse, King’s Ferry, New Croton Dam and the Van Cortlandt Manor House. These are the Town’s historical accounts; follow their sources when developing a new history story.
Find genealogy records in the right jurisdiction
The Town Clerk’s genealogy page explains its birth, death and marriage record holdings, the application route and the conditions for research copies. Use that office’s instructions for records held by Cortlandt and its linked state resource for other jurisdictions.
Town Clerk records office · 914-734-1020
Official resources checked October 28, 2026. Follow the linked department for current details.
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