A visit to the Kensico Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kensico Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kensico Cemetery (FG ID #64995).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Kensico Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kensico Cemetery:
41.0776, -73.7864
The Kensico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Valhalla.
The cemetery is located in Westchester County<2>.
The county seat for Westchester County is located in White Plains. White Plains lies just to the south southeast of the Kensico Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kensico Cemetery.
Establishment of the Kensico Cemetery ...
The Kensico Cemetery was:
Organized in 1889
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Kensico Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kensico Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Foster / Buckhout Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- All Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Pecks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pecks Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Cemetery
- Quaker Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge Cemetery
- Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westchester Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haviland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Haviland Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Knapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knapp Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Cemetery
- Old Quaker Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Barnum Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum Cemetery
- Fair Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fair Ridge Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Kensico Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kensico Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valhalla
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Thornwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pocantico Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tarrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Purchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Archville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ardsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chappaqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbs Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Scarsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rye Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Nyack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Nyack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Nyack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Kensico Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Westchester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kensico Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ardsley
- Armonk
- Briarcliff Manor
- Chappaqua
- Dobbs Ferry
- Elmsford
- Hartsdale
- Irvington
- Nyack
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Purchase
- Scarsdale
- Tarrytown
- Valhalla
- White Plains
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Kensico Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Westchester County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Kensico Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64995
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #954521 (Kensico Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #954521 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Westchester
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Plains
- Location given for Kensico Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0778744 Lon: -73.7865218
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kensico Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |