About Fishkill Rural Cemetery
Fishkill Rural Cemetery is a cemetery near Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. The grounds sit at about 226 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including William Harkness, Charles Keck and Elijah A. Briggs. The nearest funeral home we know of is McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill in Fishkill, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 123 cemeteries we list in Dutchess County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Dutchess County dates to 1840. 2 of the 123 listings in Dutchess County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fishkill. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fishkill Rural Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 scientist, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- William Harkness1837-1903American Civil War surgeon and astronomer
- Charles Keck1875-1951American artist (1875−1951)
- Elijah A. Briggs1843-1922Medal of Honor recipient
- Walter Case1776-1859American politician
- Lida Keck Wiggins1873-1946American writer
- Louis William Stotesbury1870-1948Adjutant General of New York
- Michael Angel Trinidad1968-2001American telecom analyst, victim of the September 11 attacks
- William Phillips Comstock1880-1956American entomologist
- Edward Arthur Dolph1896-1982American composer, writer, and military officer
- John S. Bogardus1828-1903American architect, active in Stamford
- John William Keck1929-2001American set designer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fishkill Rural Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.54096, -73.90632
What Fishkill Rural Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Fishkill CemeteryFishkill, NYCemetery0.0 mi
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch CemeteryFishkill, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Rombout Rural CemeteryBrinckerhoff, NYCemetery1.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryBeacon, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Wiccopee Community Church CemeteryBrinckerhoff, NYChurch cemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Joachims CemeteryBeacon, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Middlebush CemeteryWappingers Falls, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Matteawan State Hospital CemeteryBeacon, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- New Hamburg CemeteryWappingers Falls, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Joachims CemeteryBeacon, NYChristian cemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Fishkill Rural Cemetery
- McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill0.4 miFuneral home · Fishkill · (845) 896-2000
- Straub Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Wappingers Falls · (845) 297-2610
- Delehanty Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Wappingers Falls · (845) 297-2640
- Libby Funeral Home Inc4.3 miFuneral home · Beacon · (845) 288-0306
- Barre Memorials4.4 miMonument dealer · Hopewell Junction · (845) 223-3830
- Riverview Funeral Home by Halvey4.7 miFuneral home · Beacon · (845) 831-0380
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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