Direct answer and scope
The New York crematory PDF publishes county, cemetery number, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. None of those fields identifies funeral firms associated with a listed facility. The cemetery number is an administrative identifier appearing in the PDF, but that identifier alone does not establish a connection between the facility and an arranger.
The document is a physical-facility list with a specific revision date, not a case-routing record. Its 48 rows and coverage of 30 counties are measurements of the December 11, 2024 snapshot. They should not be converted into claims about present operating status, statewide totals, services, access, or whether any funeral establishment sends cases to a listed location.
A funeral-firm registration record serves a different purpose. It identifies an arranging establishment but does not, on its own, identify the physical crematory named for an individual case. Keeping the two record types separate avoids treating an arranger record as though it were a facility record or treating a facility row as though it documented an arranger.
How to use the supplied evidence
Begin with the record that corresponds to the question being asked. For the identity and published location of a physical crematory, consult the dated facility row and retain its revision and verification dates. For the identity of an arranging establishment, use the separate official funeral-firm record. Do not merge those records merely because their names or contact details appear similar.
For a particular cremation, the authorization provides the case-specific component by naming the physical crematory for that authorization. Administrative sources still must be checked separately for the relevant entity records. The authorization identifies the facility named for that case; it does not establish the facility’s present administrative status or create a general relationship applicable to every case handled by the arranger.
Record each component as documented, conflicting, or unknown, together with its source and verification date. This approach preserves the distinction between dated public administrative evidence and case-specific evidence. It also leaves an absent component unresolved rather than replacing it with an assumption.
Decision framework
The evidence chain can be evaluated component by component. An arranger record answers who the arranging establishment is. A facility record answers which physical location appears in the dated public list. A case authorization answers which physical crematory is named for that authorization. These records are complementary, but none substitutes for the others.
Matching details can help distinguish records that need further examination, but a shared name, brand, address, or telephone number is not sufficient evidence that the arranger and facility have a defined relationship or that cremation for a particular case occurred at that location. Unless a current official record or a case-specific primary document supports the connection, its status remains unknown.
| Evidence component | What it identifies | State to record when absent |
|---|---|---|
| Arranger record | The arranging establishment | Arranger identity unknown |
| Physical-facility record | The facility shown in dated administrative evidence | Facility identity unknown |
| Case authorization | The physical crematory named for that authorization | Case-specific facility unknown |
| Relationship evidence | A supported connection between arranger and facility | Relationship unknown |
Limits and what to verify next
The public facility snapshot cannot resolve which funeral home was involved in a specific case. It also cannot resolve a general arranger-to-facility connection because its published fields contain no relationship field. Examine the appropriate official funeral-firm record for arranger identity, the official facility evidence for the physical crematory, and the relevant authorization for the case-specific facility name.
Check dates and identities independently. The facility PDF has a December 11, 2024 revision date and was verified through the official endpoint on August 26, 2026, but those dates do not turn the snapshot into a live status roster. Likewise, an authorization’s facility name applies to that authorization and should not be extended to unrelated cases.
If records conflict, preserve the conflict rather than selecting one record without additional primary support. If a record is missing, mark the affected component unknown. Similar contact details should remain clues requiring separate evidence, not substitutes for an official entity record or a case-specific document.
Evidence behind this page
Each point below is restricted to what the cited primary source supports. Administrative listing status is not a quality endorsement.
| Evidence | Supported point | Scope and limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence 1 | Keep arranger evidence and physical-facility evidence in separate columns and separate record types. | This is a conservative editorial inference from the separate official firm records, role guidance, and case-specific cremation authorization; it is not an official relationship roster. |
| Evidence 2 | Display documented, conflicting, or unknown for each evidence link and show the source and verification date supporting that state. | This is a conservative editorial evidence model, not a state-issued relationship status, legal conclusion, or guarantee that the documented route was ultimately used. |
| Evidence 3 | Keep an arranger-crematory relationship unknown until a current official record or case-specific primary document supports it. | This is a fail-closed editorial rule; do not publish an outsourcing accusation, ownership claim, onsite claim, affiliation, or negative inference from missing evidence. |
| Evidence 4 | Explain the difference between case-specific facility identity and dated public administrative evidence. | Do not expose authorization data, claim that a document proves a facility's current status, or generalize one case relationship to every case handled by an arranger. |
| Evidence 5 | Publish exact rows from the immutable validated PDF snapshot with the source revision date, verification date, measured row count, measured county coverage, source URL, and interpretation limit. | The measured 48 rows and 30 counties describe this dated PDF snapshot, not active-facility totals, current statewide completeness, quality, availability, public access, or a live operating-status roster. |
| Evidence 6 | Reproduce those exact published fields and identify each row by its cemetery number without enriching it from names, maps, marketing, or third-party sources. | A cemetery number is an administrative identifier as published in this PDF; it does not by itself prove current status, services, ownership, direct-to-public access, or an arranger relationship. |
Questions people ask
Does the public crematory PDF name funeral homes that use each facility?
No. Its published fields are county, cemetery number, facility name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. There is no published field identifying funeral homes associated with a facility.
Can a facility row prove an ownership, contract, referral, or exclusive relationship?
No. A facility row identifies information published for a physical crematory. Its fields do not document those kinds of arranger relationships, so the connection remains unknown without current official evidence or a case-specific primary document.
Does a shared name, address, brand, or phone prove onsite cremation?
No. Shared identity or contact details do not establish where a particular cremation occurred. Keep the connection unresolved until appropriate primary evidence identifies the physical facility for the case.
Which three evidence components form a documented arranger-to-crematory chain?
The chain requires separate evidence for the arranger’s identity, separate evidence for the physical facility, and case-specific authorization evidence. Each component should be recorded as documented, conflicting, or unknown with its source and verification date.
Can a public facility record identify the crematory for a particular case?
Not by itself. The public record identifies a facility in dated administrative evidence. The authorization names the physical crematory for the particular authorization, while the relevant official entity records must be checked separately.
What happens when arranger, facility, or authorization evidence is missing?
The missing component remains unknown. It should not be filled through a name match, shared contact detail, or assumption about how a case was routed. Conflicting evidence should likewise be recorded as conflicting until additional primary evidence resolves it.
Primary sources
- New York State Department of Health, Opened Funeral Firms Reports Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Funeral Directing FAQ Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of Health, 10 NYCRR 77.5 Funeral Establishments Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of State, Division of Cemeteries, Crematory Frequently Asked Questions Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of State, Authorization for Cremation and Disposition Instructions Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of State, Division of Cemeteries Verified 2026-08-26
- New York State Department of State, Find a Crematory By County Verified 2026-08-26