Banksville | |
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Coordinates: 41°08′30″N 73°38′24″W / 41.14167°N 73.64000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Westchester |
Town | North Castle |
Banksville is a hamlet in the town of North Castle, Westchester County, New York, United States and an area including Stamford and Greenwich, Connecticut. Estimated to have been founded in the late 1600s, it is an area which had importance for local cottage industries, a boarding school, and local merchants to support its residents in its early days. Banksville was the home of many patriots including veterans who fought in the American Revolution, Civil War and World Wars I and II. Today it remains a vibrant area of neighborhoods that include ancestors from its earliest times.