Westchester County, New York
Cemeteries in New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, with a population of about 79,726. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
New Rochelle cemetery list 7
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Beechwoods Cemetery
179 Beechwood Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
Saint Joseph Street, New Rochelle, NY 10805
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Coutant Cemetery
Eastchester Road and Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Flandreau Cemetery
38 Chester Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
95 Kings Highway, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Israel Seacord Cemetery
North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
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Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
311 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for New Rochelle ancestors
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Finding burial records in New Rochelle
- New Rochelle city clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for New Rochelle (ask at the city clerk's office) holds registers or duplicate certificates for deaths recorded there, and asking locally can be faster than writing to the state. Statewide, the New York State Department of Health issues genealogy copies of death certificates on file for at least 50 years.
- Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the New Rochelle historian who keeps burial records. New York requires every city, town and village to appoint a local historian, who may know of cemetery surveys and gravestone transcriptions.
- Local historian. Every New York city, town and village appoints a local government historian. The New Rochelle historian and the local library are good places to ask about cemetery surveys, obituary files and old newspapers.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The New York State Library and the New York State Archives in Albany are good statewide sources.
- Westchester County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Westchester County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Westchester County Clerk and can mention family burial plots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New York vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.