Millwood is a hamlet and census-designated place[1] located in the town of New Castle, New York, United States in Westchester County.

Miss America 1984, actress and singer Vanessa Williams grew up in Millwood, but lives in New Castle's larger hamlet of Chappaqua.

[citation needed] Sarles' Tavern, also known as Granite House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Important highways: Taconic State Parkway (North to Albany, South to Hawthorne), NY Route 100 (North to Somers, South to Yonkers), NY Route 133 (East to Mount Kisco, West to Ossining), NY Route 120 (South to Rye, North end in Millwood).

As legend has it, lightning struck the Millwood railroad station one spring day in 1924 and a blazing fire started.

The founders of the Fire Company contributed seed money and solicited area residents for donations for the land, to build Station #1 and to buy the 1924 Brockway chemical pumper.

Today, a caller can dial 911 to report a fire, and firefighters are dispatched by a portable radio paging/alert system and an audible alarm sounds at the firehouse.

Pager freq are Westchester county fire control 46.26 for page out and Trunk 17 for response.