Welcome to Kensico

Service and Care since 1889

The Kensico Cemetery was organized in 1889 under the “Act authorizing the incorporation of Rural Cemetery Association” passed April 27th 1847 and the several amendments thereto. The first interment was made September 1, 1889. This Cemetery is in the Hamlet of Valhalla in the township of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York. It has frontage of about one mile on the Rail Road track with a gradual ascent to the highest point of land between Tarrytown and Long Island Sound.

  • September 23, 2026

    Friends of Kensico Cemetery Hosts Annual 5K Supporting Historic & Cultural Preservation in Westchester County

    VALHALLA, NY – September 2026 – Friends of Kensico Cemetery will hold its annual fall 5K Run/Walk fundraiser on October 25, 2026, at Kensico Cemetery and Arboretum in Valhalla, NY. The event will benefit the Westchester Fund for Historic and Cultural Preservation, a charitable fund at The New York Community Trust, and the charitable [...]