Direct answer and scope
The cemetery number proves only that the number was supplied as a field for the exact facility row in the identified New York crematory PDF snapshot. The published fields are county, cemetery number, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. The number must remain attached to the matching row and must not be relabeled as a licence number, registration number, operating-status result, ownership identifier, arranger relationship, case authorization, service claim, quality signal, capacity measure, or current-availability result.
The source revision is dated December 11, 2024, and the endpoint was checked on August 26, 2026. The endpoint being reachable on the latter date does not change the PDF's revision date or establish that a listed facility is currently active, licensed, open, complete in statewide coverage, or recently updated.
The row is a dated public-listing record, not a complete account of every present condition affecting a facility. If the exact facility row, cemetery-number field, source revision, or verification date cannot be matched to the dated snapshot, the identifier and facility-status assertions must be withheld rather than reconstructed from a name, address, map, marketing material, or third-party source.
How to use the supplied evidence
First match the exact physical-crematory row. Preserve the county, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, and cemetery number as published, without enriching the row from other materials. The cemetery number has meaning here as the field attached to that specific row, not as a general identifier inferred from a similar name or location.
Next record the source revision and verification date. The applicable evidence is the Department of State PDF revision dated December 11, 2024, checked at the official endpoint on August 26, 2026. The source age is material: an accessible endpoint does not turn an older revision into a current-status record.
Finally separate the questions being asked. The dated listing can supply the row field. Administrative status, a physical-facility record, and a particular cremation authorization are different evidence questions. A missing, inaccessible, conflicting, stale, or unmatched item remains unknown; it does not become false, zero, licensed, registered, open, owned, linked, verified, or available.
| Evidence question | What the dated PDF supplies | What remains unresolved |
|---|---|---|
| Facility row identity | The exact published row and its listed fields | Current identity or operating condition beyond the snapshot |
| Cemetery number | The number printed for that exact row | A current licence, registration, or open-status result |
| Source revision | PDF revision dated December 11, 2024 | Whether later administrative changes occurred |
| Verification date | Endpoint checked August 26, 2026 | A current-status conclusion from endpoint access alone |
| Arranger or case link | No relationship or authorization by number alone | Separate arranger identity, physical facility, and case-specific authorization evidence |
Decision framework
For a row-level identification question, use the cemetery number only when the exact row and dated source details are present. The supported statement is that the number appears as the cemetery-number field for that row in the specified PDF revision. The statement should retain the revision date and verification date rather than presenting the number as a current-status marker.
For an administrative-status question, treat the cemetery number as insufficient. The official listing snapshot and a current administrative record answer different questions, so a current licence or registration conclusion requires separate, matched administrative evidence. The dated listing itself does not supply that conclusion.
For an arranger relationship, keep each link separate: arranger identity evidence, physical-facility evidence, and case-specific authorization evidence. Each link can be documented, conflicting, or unknown according to the evidence available. A missing link remains unknown, and the evidence model is not a state-issued relationship status or a legal conclusion.
For a particular case, a cremation authorization identifies the named physical crematory for that authorization. That case-specific facility identity must still be distinguished from dated public administrative evidence, and one case relationship must not be generalized to every case handled by an arranger.
Evidence limits and unresolved questions
The snapshot's 48 rows across 30 counties are measurements of the December 11, 2024 PDF revision. They are not active-facility totals, a current statewide completeness finding, a quality assessment, an availability statement, a public-access finding, or a live operating-status roster.
A cemetery number cannot resolve whether a facility is currently licensed, registered, open, closed, owned by a named organization, directly accessible to the public, offering a particular service, accepting a particular container, operating at a particular capacity, or available for a new case. Those matters remain unresolved unless separate evidence matching the relevant question is supplied.
A number or row that is absent from the dated snapshot also does not establish that a facility is nonexistent, closed, unlicensed, or unavailable. Absence, inaccessibility, conflict, staleness, and an unmatched identity all preserve an unknown state. The unresolved item should be named precisely: the missing row, field, source revision, verification date, administrative record, arranger identity link, physical-facility link, or case authorization.
Questions people ask
A cemetery number is useful for distinguishing the published row to which the field belongs. It is not a substitute for the separate evidence needed to answer current-status, ownership, relationship, service, or case questions.
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 | 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 2 | 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 3 | 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 4 | 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. |
| Evidence 5 | State listed in the official DOS PDF revision dated 2024-12-11 and verified at the current endpoint on 2026-08-26. | Do not shorten that wording to currently active, currently licensed, currently open, complete, or recently updated; stop publication if the source hash, filename, columns, control totals, or endpoint changes before review. |
Questions people ask
Is cemetery number an official field in the dated crematory PDF?
Yes. The New York Department of State PDF lists cemetery number as one of its published fields, alongside county, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. The number should be treated only as the field supplied for the exact row in the identified PDF revision.
Does that field prove a current crematory licence or open status?
No. The cemetery-number field does not by itself prove a current licence, registration, operating status, or open status. The PDF revision is dated December 11, 2024, although the endpoint was checked on August 26, 2026; those dates do not establish a current-status result.
Can the number establish ownership or a funeral-arranger relationship?
No. The field does not establish ownership or a funeral-arranger relationship. A documented arranger-to-crematory chain requires separate arranger identity evidence and separate physical-facility evidence, with each link shown as documented, conflicting, or unknown.
Does it identify the crematory authorized for a particular case?
No. A cemetery number in the public listing is not case-specific authorization evidence. A cremation authorization identifies the named physical crematory for that authorization, while public administrative evidence must be checked separately.
Can it prove current services, quality, capacity, or availability?
No. The field does not by itself prove current services, quality, capacity, direct-to-public access, or current availability. The dated snapshot is not a live operating-status roster and does not supply those conclusions.
What happens when the number or exact facility row is absent from the dated PDF snapshot?
The identifier and facility-status assertions must be withheld when the exact row, cemetery-number field, source revision, or verification date cannot be matched to the dated snapshot. Absence or an unmatched record remains unknown; it does not become a conclusion that the facility is closed, unlicensed, nonexistent, or unavailable.
Primary sources
- New York State Department of Health, Opened Funeral Firms Reports 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