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- EIN 14-0918345
- (845) 255-5636
- Po Box 81 New Paltz NY 12561-0081 USA
- www.newpaltzcemetery.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Cemeteries
Mission: Our cemetery is a not-for-profit corporation with ownership by the plot holders. An elected and volunteer board of trustees provides oversight, sets policy, and is committed to maintaining and improving this very unique and historical site.
Programs: The new paltz cemetery was formally chartered on february 18, 1861. At that time, the founders recognized the tradition of burial in small family cemeteries or adjacent to houses of worship was fading. In addition, the war between the states was underway, causing a staggering loss of lives, requiring more burial space. The founders purchased this beautiful site consisting of twenty acres on rural avenue (now plains road), and in subsequent years, two additional purchases brought the total area to about 32 acres. Non-denominational approximately 6,500 new paltz area residents have been interred in the cemetery. Our services have always been available to people of all faiths and all walks of life. One unique feature of the grounds is a specific area sanctified by a rabbi for interment of members of the jewish faith.