Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“White Plains Rural Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the city of White Plains, Westchester County, New York. The cemetery was organized in 1854 and designed in 1855.”
Wikipedia article White Plains Rural Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 893 fires within 5 miles of White Plains Rural Cemetery between 2000 and 2020, burning about 761 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 88 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 88 |
| Smoking | 83 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 69 |
| Natural | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of White Plains Rural Cemetery: 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Granite, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Chester Metals Division Refinery | Silver | Plant | ||
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Plains, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 8 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | $10,000 | Trees were reported down throughout the town of White Plains. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East White Plains | $7,500 | A large tree and power lines were reported down on Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East White Plains | $5,000 | Trees, large tree branches and power lines were reported down at the intersection of Upland and Woodcrest Avenues just northeast of White Plains. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | $3,000 | A few trees were reported down in White Plains. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | Multiple vehicles stranded on I 287 and the Taconic Parkway due to flooding. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | A few roads in White Plains were impassable due to flooding. |
| December 2014 | Flood | East White Plains | - | The Bronx River Pkwy. was closed between exit 23 and exit 21 in White Plains due to flooding. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | Bloomingdale Rd. was closed in White Plains due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Hail | White Plains | - | Large apple size (three inch) hail was reported in White Plains. |
| August 2011 | Hail | White Plains | - | Half-dollar to golf ball size hail was reported in White Plains. |
| June 2007 | Hail | White Plains | - | Hail from penny to almost quarter size reported. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | White Plains | - | Heavy rains caused a mudslide which closed portions of the Bronx Rover Parkway and Playland Parkway. Numerous rescues preformed frompersons trapped in flooded vehicles on I-287, I-684, under the Boston Post Road Bridge on the Playland Parkway, and South Broadway in White Plains. |
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | White Plains | - | Heavy rain across Southern Westchester County caused flash flooding including the closing of the Bronx River Parkway from White Plains to Yonkers, the Saw Mill River Parkway at various locations, and the Hutchison River Parkway. Numerous other side streets were flooded as well. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | White Plains | - | Extremely heavy rainfall rates caused flash flooding to occur on I-287. The highway was covered with several feet of water and mud in spots. Several motorists were rescued as the rapidly rising water swamped their cars during rush hour. A police inspector was noted as saying that there were manhole covers floating down streets with several cars submerged. Water was seen cascading down several levels of a parking garage like a waterfall. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | White Plains | - | The Bronx River Parkway flooded. Several rescues of people occurred from cars. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | Trees were downed. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | White Plains | - | Bronx River Parkway at White Plains closed due to flash flooding. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | As a severe thunderstorm moved southeast, it produced high winds that downed tree limbs. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several large tree limbs in White Plains and numerous large trees in East White Plains. The winds and falling trees also downed several power lines in the area, causing about 4600 residents to lose power. The Bronx River Parkway was closed for approximately two hours after a large tree had fallen and blocked the road. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | Thunderstorms downed several trees and power lines. |
| July 2012 | Hail | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | White Plains | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Plains | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Presbyterian Rest for Convalescents | 0.5 miles | 2011 |
 | Good Counsel Complex | 0.7 miles | 1997 |
 | Mapleton | 0.7 miles | 1976 |
 | Jacob Purdy House | 0.7 miles | 1979 |
 | Miller House | 0.8 miles | 1976 |
 | Bar Building | 1.0 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000247 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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