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History · Crompond

Half of Crompond’s homes were built after 1962

Most of Crompond was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: old-book passages.

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Crompond are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crompond’s homes were built before 1962.
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Crompond, in brief

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Crompond is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crompond had a population of 2,330.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,292 in 2010, 2,330 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Crompond in 1900

Passages that mention Crompond, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Washington and his suite proceeded up the Crompond Road, en route to Hartford by way of Crompond, Salem, Ridgebury, and Danbury. Arnold and his aide returned to his headquarters at the Robin son house.
History of Westchester County, New York, from its earliest settlement to the year 19001900 · page 466Read the page →
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Washington and his suite proceeded up the Crompond Road, en route to Hartford by way of Crompond, Salem, Ridgebury, and Danbury. Arnold and his aide returned to his headquarters at the Robin son house.

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They mounted their horses, rode over the obi King's Ferry Road to the New York and Albany Post Road, and from thence north to Peekskill, where they took the road leading easterly from Peekskill to Crompond Corners. When about three miles east of Peekskill on the Crompond Road they were stopped by a…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its earliest settlement to the year 19001900Read the page →
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They mounted their horses, rode over the obi King's Ferry Road to the New York and Albany Post Road, and from thence north to Peekskill, where they took the road leading easterly from Peekskill to Crompond Corners. When about three miles east of Peekskill on the Crompond Road they were stopped by a military patrol under command of Captain Ebenezer Boyd. This event is best told by Captain Boyd in his testimony on the subsequent trial of Joshua Hett Smith for treason:

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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Famous people close to Crompond

Nobody well known was born in Crompond itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mel GibsonAmerican actor, director, producer and screenwr… · b. 1956
Stanley TucciAmerican actor and author · b. 1960
Caitlyn JennerAmerican media personality and retired decathle… · b. 1949
Paul ReubensAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1952
Laura BraniganAmerican singer and actress · b. 1952
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Tom WellingAmerican actor, director, and model · b. 1977
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Shrub OakIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson Valley-YorktownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Mohegan1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.