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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.

  • November 7, 2025

    Friends of Kensico Cemetery 5K Raises $25,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester

    Valhalla, NY –Friends of The Kensico Cemetery (‘Friends’) held their annual fall 5K Run/Walk fundraiser on October 26th, 2025, at The Kensico Cemetery and Arboretum in Valhalla, NY. The event, which brought together more than 230 participants of all ages from the community, raised $25,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester [...]