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History · Montrose

Montrose’s post office opened in 1868, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and old-book passages.

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How Montrose began

When was Montrose founded?

1868

The Montrose post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,862158 years
Founding year: the first Montrose post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Montrose’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Montrose are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18927 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1979. Watch Montrose change.Old housesHalf of Montrose’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Montrose’s history is told.

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On the map

Montrose on the map, 1892 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Montrose. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Montrose on the 1892 USGS mapMontrose on the 1902 USGS mapMontrose on the 1938 USGS mapMontrose on the 1943 USGS mapMontrose on the 1955 USGS mapMontrose on the 1967 USGS mapMontrose on the 1979 USGS map1892Tarrytown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Montrose.

The story so far

Montrose, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Montrose yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Montrose is a hamlet (and census-designated place) within the town of Cortlandt, in the northwestern corner of Westchester County, New York, United States. The hamlet is named after the Montross family, most of whom worked nearby in Buchanan at the tannery. It is located near Croton-on-Hudson and Buchanan. The once bucolic character of the hamlet has changed, but is still defined by the Hudson River, numerous wooded hills and steep slopes, wetland areas and streams, while increases in population have designated the area part of the New York—Jersey City—Newark NY—NJ urban area. As of the 2020 census, Montrose had a population of 2,862.

Its first post office opened in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,731 to 2,862 (+5%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Montrose in 1928

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

mind. When later he criticized the teaching of the Scots divines, it was on the ground of their narrow legalism and their spiritual pride.? | 1In the accounts of the undergraduate Montrose for 1628 there is an item, ‘For Mr. William Struther’s “Meditations.”’ Struther, who had been tutor to Montros…
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mind. When later he criticized the teaching of the Scots divines, it was on the ground of their narrow legalism and their spiritual pride.? | 1In the accounts of the undergraduate Montrose for 1628 there is an item, ‘For Mr. William Struther’s “Meditations.”’ Struther, who had been tutor to Montrose’s cousin, Lord Wigton, published two ‘centuries’ of ‘Christian Observations and Reflections’ in 1628 and 1629, and his teaching must have influenced Montrose’s youth. Robert Baillie thought him ‘the most eloquent and gracious preacher that

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duodecimo, with various passages differently rendered. In 1652 the same translation, with additions consisting of a continuation of Wishart’s Part I by a different hand, and an account of Montrose’s trial and death, was issued in London under the title of Montrose Redivivus. Another edition, with a…
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duodecimo, with various passages differently rendered. In 1652 the same translation, with additions consisting of a continuation of Wishart’s Part I by a different hand, and an account of Montrose’s trial and death, was issued in London under the title of Montrose Redivivus. Another edition, with additional matter, appeared in 1660. A new translation, with various letters and additional notes, was published in 1720 and reprinted in 1724, and a revised version was issued by Ruddiman in Edinburgh in 1756. This was reprinted, with some further notes, by Constable in 1819.

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

By decade

Montrose, decade by decade

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VA Hudson Valley - FDR Campus, Montrose, NY, April 20262026VA Hudson Valley - FDR Campus, Montrose, NY, April 20…Montrose, NY deli and post office, April 20262026Montrose, NY deli and post office, April 2026Hendrick Hudson High School, Montrose, NY, April 20262026Hendrick Hudson High School, Montrose, NY, April 2026Cortlandt Engine Company, Montrose, NY, April 20262026Cortlandt Engine Company, Montrose, NY, April 2026Cedar Hill Cemetery and Reformed Church, Montrose, NY, April 20262026Cedar Hill Cemetery and Reformed Church, Montrose, NY…
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BuchananIts storyC+VerplanckIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrugersIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCortlandt14 historic placesA−Stony Point8 historic placesB−

Questions about Montrose’s history

What year was Montrose founded?

The Montrose post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and 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.