Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Fishkill, New York, USA - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

This is the Fishkill Rural Cemetery located on Rt. 9 in Fishkill, NY.

According to their website,

The Fishkill Rural Cemetery was organized in 1866 and purchased a 27 acre tract of land from James Smith, a local farmer.

A dedication ceremony was held on October 17, 1866 with the initial price of plots ranging from 40 to 65 cents per square foot depending upon location.

The first interments were removals from other burial grounds.*

Since the early times, a number of adjoining land purchases were made and the cemetery is now comprised of 142 acres.

Modern day amenities such as a mausoleum and columbarium can also be found.

*There is some really interesting history associated with this cemetery - too much to list here, but you can read about it here (visit link)

City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Fishkill, NY USA Approximate number of graves: 20,000 Cemetery Status: Active Cemetery Website: [Web Link]

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