Skull Valley, Arizona
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Skull Valley, Arizona | |
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 Old railroad building | |
  Skull Valley, Arizona Location within the state of Arizona  Skull Valley, Arizona Skull Valley, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′19″N 112°41′08″W / 34.50528°N 112.68556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Elevation | 4,265 ft (1,300 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 743[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes | 86338 |
| Area code | 928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 34495[1] |
Skull Valley (Yavapai: Pa:qwawa Kyo) is a small, unincorporated town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is located seventeen miles west of Prescott. The community has a post office.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population in the Skull Valley Elementary School District was greater than 800 people.[4]
Skull Valley was so named when settlers found human remains resulting from a previous battle between Native Americans.[5]
Skull Valley's population was 21 in 1920,[6] and was 100 in the 1960 Census.[7]
Skull Valley was home to George Phippen (1915–1966), a well known western artist,[8] co-founder and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America.
The area's history is preserved by the Skull Valley Historical Society, which operates a free museum. Robert L. Pearson, a native of the area and retired wildlife manager, created an online photo gallery of the area's insects.[citation needed][9] In mid-2019, Skull Valley was featured on S.B. Schreffler's Revisiting History in which Robert L. Pearson appeared as a guest on the Revisiting People series.[10]
Two cemeteries remain from years ago: the Old Skull Valley Cemetery and a newer Christopherson Cemetery.[11]
