Public cemetery corporation locations registered with the New York State Division of Cemeteries. The dataset includes columns for CemeteryName, CityTownName, Latitude, and Longitude. It is provided by data.ny.gov and was last updated in January 2026.
Use Cases
- Map cemetery locations using Latitude and Longitude coordinates for spatial analysis.
- Analyze cemetery distribution across Counties and CityTownType for resource planning.
- Link cemetery records to municipal data via SWIS or CityTownMuniCode codes.
- Validate or enrich address data using MailingAddressStreet and New York Zip Codes fields.
Strengths
- Includes precise geolocation data via Latitude and Longitude columns.
- Contains multiple municipal identifier columns (SWIS, CityTownMuniCode) for data linking.
- Dataset is actively maintained, with a recent update in 2026.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of coverage.
- Temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified in the description.
- Potential for incomplete records as it lists corporations 'registered with or have been registered with' the Division.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov, the official open data portal for New York State.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from registrations with the New York State Division of Cemeteries under Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-01-20.
- Geography
- New York State, United States.