Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery in Poughkeepsie, New York

Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a cemetery in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was established in 1853. The grounds sit at about 82 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 62 notable people buried here, including Rip Torn, Sara Josephine Baker and Smith Thompson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 961059. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Joseph J Darrow Funeral Home Inc in Poughkeepsie, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 123 cemeteries we list in Dutchess County, and 50 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.

Among them: 12 US representatives, 5 writers, 4 scientists, 3 physicians, 2 business leaders, 2 journalists, 1 actor, 1 artist.

• Rip Torn1931-2019
  American actor
• Sara Josephine Baker1873-1945
  American physician
• Smith Thompson1768-1843
  United States federal judge
• Jane Bolin1908-2007
  American judge
• Theodorus Bailey1758-1828
  American politician
• Edmund Platt1865-1939
  American politician
• Henry Livingston, Jr.1748-1828
  American farmer, revolutionary officer, justice of the peace, and poet
• Henry Seely White1861-1943
  American mathematician
• Matthew Vassar1792-1868
  American brewer & philanthropist
• George Henry Moore1823-1892
  United States librarian and historian
• John Joseph Kindred1864-1937
  American politician
• Benson John Lossing1813-1891
  American journalist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Poughkeepsie 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.

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.

• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Spackenkill, NY
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Anning Smith Cemetery

  Poughkeepsie, NY
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• United Methodist Church Cemetery

  Crown Heights, NY
  Methodist cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Arlington, NY
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Hicksite Cemetery

  Crown Heights, NY
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Ferris Cemetery

  Highland, NY
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Old Presbyterian Burial Ground

  Highland, NY
  Presbyterian cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Highland Cemetery

  Highland, NY
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Saint Peter's Cemetery

  Fairview, NY
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Peters Cemetery

  Fairview, NY
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi

• Joseph J Darrow Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-1840
  1.2 mi
• Schoonmaker Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 454-1800
  1.6 mi
• Parmele Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-0790
  1.6 mi
• William G. Miller & Son Funeral Home, Inc.

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 485-0241
  1.6 mi
• Timothy P. Doyle Funeral Home Inc.

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-0460
  1.6 mi
• Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral

  Funeral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-7700
  1.6 mi

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