Skull Valley, Arizona

Skull Valley (Yavapai: Pa:qwawa Kyo) is a small, populated place, and rural, ranch community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is located seventeen miles west of Prescott. The community has a post office.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population in the Skull Valley Elementary School District was greater than 800 people.[3]

For Skull Valley, Utah, see Skull Valley (Utah). For the Indian Reservation in Skull Valley, Utah, see Skull Valley Indian Reservation.
Skull Valley, Arizona
Populated place
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
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Population
 (2000)
 • Total743[1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP codes
86338
Area code(s)928

Skull Valley was home to George Phippen (1915–1966), a well known western artist,[4] co-founder and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America.

Skull Valley was so named when settlers found human remains resulting from a previous battle between Native Americans.[5]

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. 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.[6]

References
  1. "All Zip Codes in Skull Valley AZ". www.zip-codes.com.
  2. Skull Valley Post Office Archived 2010-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "dead link" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2007.
  4. "The Phippen Museum". Phippenartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. "Dubious, curious Arizona place names". azcentral. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. "Revisiting People | Robert L. Pearson : A Memorial For Skull Valley Historian". Archived from the original on 2021-12-17 – via www.youtube.com.
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