Direct answer and scope
The telephone number is a published field in the official New York crematory PDF. The same PDF lists county, cemetery number, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. The cemetery number identifies the row administratively within that publication; it does not independently establish current status, services, ownership, direct public access, or a relationship with a funeral arranger.
A dated field is narrower than a live communications finding. It records what the source presents for the row in the December 11, 2024 revision. Verification of the endpoint on August 26, 2026 confirms the endpoint and the served revision date at that check; it does not convert the telephone value into a current answer, availability, or operating-status determination.
The appropriate interpretation is therefore: the row contains a telephone value as published in a specified official source revision. Questions about present control of the number, who answers it, where it routes, and whether a member of the public may use it require separate current verification.
How to use the supplied evidence
Begin with the exact physical-crematory row. Match the cemetery number and the published name, address, city, state, ZIP code, county, and telephone field as they appear in the dated PDF. Do not enrich the row from a name match, map result, marketing statement, or third-party listing. The row is the evidence for what the PDF publishes, not a complete operational profile.
Next, record the source revision date and the date on which the endpoint was checked. The official endpoint checked August 26, 2026 redirected to a PDF revision dated December 11, 2024. The measured snapshot contained 48 physical-crematory listing rows across 30 counties. Those measurements describe that snapshot only and do not establish active-facility totals, current statewide completeness, quality, availability, public access, or a live operating-status roster.
New York guidance supplies a separate action for the person in control of disposition: that person may ask which physical crematory is proposed and may investigate the facility by contacting or visiting crematories. This guidance supports separate investigation. It does not fill in missing facts about a telephone number, current operations, availability, or the connection between a funeral arranger and a particular crematory.
| Question | What the dated row supports | What remains unknown | Next evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the phone value? | The telephone field printed for the matched physical-crematory row | Whether the number is current or answered | Current official or facility confirmation |
| What facility is listed? | The published row identified by cemetery number and listed location fields | Current operating status, services, capacity, or availability | Current official record and direct facility verification |
| Is an arranger connected to it? | No relationship is established by the row alone | Ownership, operation, referral, or case routing | Separate arranger, facility, and case-specific authorization evidence |
| Can the public use the number? | Only that a telephone value appears in the source | Direct-to-public access, hours, response time, and call destination | Current facility-specific confirmation |
Decision framework
Treat each conclusion as one of three evidence states: documented, conflicting, or unknown. Documented means the relevant source or case-specific record supports the particular link being considered. Conflicting means supplied evidence does not agree and the conflict remains visible. Unknown means a required link is missing; it should not be completed by inference.
For a proposed crematory, separate the facility identity from the telephone field. The official PDF can document the listed row and its published fields. It does not, by itself, document current control of the number, an answered call, direct public access, or a current operating condition.
For an arranger-to-crematory chain, keep at least three links separate: arranger identity evidence, physical-facility evidence, and case-specific authorization evidence. A shared name, brand, address, telephone number, or marketing statement does not by itself prove ownership, onsite operation, affiliation, referral, exclusivity, or case routing. If one required link is missing, the relationship remains unknown.
This approach also prevents the telephone field from being used as a substitute for authorization evidence. New York guidance permits the person in control of disposition to ask which physical crematory is proposed and to investigate that facility separately. The listed number can be part of that investigation, while the identity and authorization links require their own evidence.
Limits and what to verify next
A reader who needs to use the telephone value should first preserve the exact row identity and the source revision date. The relevant record is the physical-crematory row identified by the cemetery number, not a similar name or a separately located business entry. If the source revision, filename, columns, control totals, or endpoint changes before review, the dated interpretation must stop and be reassessed.
The next verification step depends on the unresolved question. For current access, hours, response time, call destination, services, capacity, facility practices, or availability, obtain current facility-specific confirmation rather than treating the PDF field as proof. The supplied evidence does not establish any of those points.
For an arranger relationship, request or identify separate current official evidence for the arranger, separate physical-facility evidence, and case-specific authorization evidence. A missing link remains unknown. Do not turn a shared telephone number or other shared business detail into an ownership, onsite-operation, or routing conclusion.
The dated PDF is useful for identifying what was published in that snapshot. It is not a live roster and does not establish current statewide completeness or a current status finding for every listed row.
Questions people ask
The questions below distinguish the administrative field from facts that require separate, current evidence. The distinction applies to the official New York listing snapshot and should not be expanded beyond the particular field or relationship being checked.
Where the exact facility row or telephone field is absent, the appropriate result is unknown rather than a substitute drawn from a similar name, address, brand, or other external listing. A missing row does not establish a facility's operating condition or any negative conclusion.
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 | State that the responsible person may ask which physical crematory is proposed and may investigate that facility separately. | The guidance does not supply a current operating-status, availability, quality, price, capacity, or arranger-relationship finding for a named facility. |
| 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 | 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 5 | 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 6 | 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 telephone number a field in the dated official crematory PDF?
Yes. The official PDF fields are county, cemetery number, name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. The telephone value is part of the published row in the December 11, 2024 revision served by the endpoint checked on August 26, 2026.
Does that phone field prove who currently owns or answers the number?
No. It identifies the telephone value printed for the dated row. It does not establish current ownership or control of the number, who answers it, or where it routes. Those points require separate current verification.
Does guidance allowing contact or a visit guarantee direct public access?
No. New York guidance says the person in control of disposition may contact or visit crematories while investigating a proposed facility. That guidance does not establish direct-to-public access for a particular telephone number or facility.
Can the number prove current hours, response time, services, or capacity?
No. A telephone field in the dated PDF does not establish current hours, response time, services, capacity, availability, or facility practice. Each of those points remains unresolved unless supported by current, appropriate facility-specific evidence.
Does a shared phone connect a funeral arranger to the crematory?
No. A shared telephone number, name, brand, address, or marketing statement does not by itself establish ownership, onsite operation, affiliation, referral, exclusivity, or case routing. A documented chain requires separate arranger identity evidence, physical-facility evidence, and case-specific authorization evidence; a missing link remains unknown.
What happens when the phone field or exact facility row is missing?
The missing field or row should remain unknown. Do not substitute a similar name or other shared business detail, and do not infer a current status or negative conclusion from the absence. The exact published row and cemetery number should be checked against the dated official snapshot, followed by separate current verification where needed.
Primary sources
- New York State Department of Health, Opened Funeral Firms Reports 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, Find a Crematory By County Verified 2026-08-26