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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.

  • May 12, 2026

    Friends of Kensico Cemetery to Hold 20th Annual Veterans Remembrance Service

    Valhalla, NY — As the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary, Friends of The Kensico Cemetery will hold its twentieth annual Veterans Remembrance Service on Friday, May 22 at 2:30 PM. The service honors Westchester County soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, recognizes all who have served in the Global War on Terrorism, and pays [...]