The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a rural cemetery located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures.

The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar.

[3] Some of its architectural features were designed by J.

His work includes the cemetery gates and gatehouse, the Frost Mausoleum, and a monument for Matthew Vassar's nephew, John Guy Vassar.

[4] Several relatives of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States, are buried at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery: Other notable individuals buried or cremated at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery include: