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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.

  • August 20, 2024

    Friends of Kensico Cemetery to Host 5K Run/Walk This October

    Friends of Kensico Cemetery will sponsor a fall 5K Run/Walk fundraiser on October 27th, 2024, at The Kensico Cemetery and Arboretum in Valhalla, NY. The event aims to raise funds that will benefit the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester and the charitable organization Friends of Kensico Cemetery. The event will run from 8:30 [...]