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.

  • March 10, 2025

    Upcoming Free Event: Tree Care 101: Pests of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

    Register here! Valhalla, NY—The Friends of The Kensico Cemetery will host a free educational workshop for the community titled "Tree Care 101: Pests of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs" on Saturday, April 19, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Kensico Cemetery Maintenance Building adjacent to the cemetery’s 460-acre grounds and Level II Arboretum. [...]