New York Crematory Facility Records | Physical Location Check

Direct answer and scope

The physical crematory is identified through facility-specific evidence, not merely through the identity or advertising of the funeral firm arranging services. New York funeral-firm registration records and the state crematory listing serve different purposes, so they should be kept in separate columns and treated as separate record types.

The official New York crematory listing is a dated public administrative source. It publishes the county, cemetery number, official facility name, physical address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. Each row is identified by the cemetery number as published. That number is an administrative identifier in the PDF; it does not by itself establish current status, services, ownership, direct-to-public access, or a relationship with an arranger.

The record scope is limited to what the dated source states. The reviewed revision contains 48 physical-crematory listing rows across 30 counties. The source revision date and the verification date are material disclosures because the endpoint was reachable on August 26, 2026, while the PDF itself remained dated December 11, 2024. The snapshot should not be shortened to a claim that a facility is currently active, licensed, open, complete, or recently updated.

How to use the official evidence

Start with the physical-facility record. Compare the proposed crematory's official name, address, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, county, and cemetery number with the corresponding published fields in the dated Department of State PDF. Preserve the county and cemetery number as published rather than enriching the row from names, maps, marketing material, or third-party sources.

Review the arranger record separately. A funeral-firm registration identifies the arranging establishment, while the crematory listing identifies a physical crematory record. Neither record type should be silently substituted for the other. The distinction allows each evidence link to retain its own source, record date, and verification date.

For a specific case, the New York cremation-authorization instructions require the crematory's official name, address, and telephone number at the top of the authorization form. Those details can identify the physical crematory named for that authorization. The authorization is case-specific evidence and should not be treated as proof of the facility's current operating status or generalized to every case handled by an arranger.

New York guidance states that the person in control of disposition may choose the crematory and may contact or visit crematories to compare them. The responsible person may therefore ask which physical crematory is proposed and investigate that facility separately from the funeral firm. The guidance does not supply a finding about a named facility's operating status, availability, quality, price, capacity, or relationship with an arranger.

Decision framework

Use three distinct evidence links: arranger identity, physical-facility identity, and case-specific authorization. The arranger link is supported by the applicable funeral-firm record. The facility link is supported by the official crematory listing or another current official facility record appropriate to the claim. The case link is supported by the cremation authorization naming the facility for that authorization.

Mark each link as documented, conflicting, or unknown, and show the source and verification date supporting that state. If a link is missing, it remains unknown. This is an evidence model for presenting the available record, not a state-issued relationship status, legal conclusion, or guarantee that the documented route was ultimately used.

A shared name, brand, address, telephone number, or marketing statement does not establish that a funeral firm owns a crematory, operates one onsite, or routes cases to it. Keep the arranger-crematory relationship unknown until a current official record or case-specific primary document supports that relationship. Do not turn missing evidence into an ownership, affiliation, outsourcing, or onsite conclusion.

The handoff also has document requirements. New York guidance states that a crematory must receive the proper cremation permit and authorization before accepting remains, while the licensed funeral director handles those documents and transportation. These documents map the handoff from the arranging funeral director to the physical crematory; they do not establish that a named facility received a particular case.

Limits and what to verify next

A dated listing is not the same as a live operating-status roster. The December 11, 2024 revision was verified at the official endpoint on August 26, 2026, but the source age remains relevant. Before relying on a record, confirm the applicable current official source and preserve its revision date and verification date. A change to the source hash, filename, columns, control totals, or endpoint requires the record review to stop until the changed source is validated.

A row in the PDF does not establish current availability, capacity, hours, direct-to-public access, services, ownership, or an arranger relationship. Those matters require separate evidence appropriate to the specific claim. A name match alone is not enough to resolve an identity, and a missing row should not be used to infer a facility's status or condition.

For a case-specific question, ask the arranging funeral director which physical crematory is proposed and review the crematory name, address, and telephone number shown on the current authorization. Do not prepopulate, persist, transmit, infer, endorse, or publish private authorization or case data. Do not treat a case-specific authorization as a substitute for checking dated public administrative evidence.

Questions about a physical crematory should remain distinct from concerns about funeral directing. New York Department of State guidance directs crematory concerns to the Division of Cemeteries rather than the funeral-directing regulator. That routing does not adjudicate a dispute or imply that a directory listing or advertiser is regulator-approved.

Questions people ask

A physical crematory record identifies a facility through its published administrative fields, including its official name, physical address, county, cemetery number, and other listed contact details. A funeral arranger record identifies the establishment arranging funeral services. The two records answer different identity questions and should not be merged.

The official materials support asking which crematory is proposed and investigating it separately. They do not establish that every New York crematory works directly with families, and a listing does not establish direct-to-public access.

An arranger's website or other marketing statement does not, by itself, prove where cremation occurs, that the arranger owns or operates a crematory onsite, or that cases are routed to a particular facility. Those conclusions require current official or case-specific primary evidence.

The cremation authorization identifies the physical crematory named for that authorization through the official name, address, and telephone number required at the top of the form. It does not prove the facility's current operating status or establish that the same relationship applies to every case handled by the arranger.

A facility record's source revision date and verification date show when the published snapshot was revised and when it was checked. The reviewed snapshot is dated December 11, 2024 and was verified on August 26, 2026. Those dates do not convert the record into a current operating-status finding. The arranger relationship can remain unknown because separate arranger identity, physical-facility, and case-specific authorization evidence may not connect the entities. A shared name, address, telephone number, or brand is not sufficient to resolve that missing link.

Evidence behind this page

Each point below is restricted to what the cited primary source supports. Administrative listing status is not a quality endorsement.