Skull Valley, Arizona
{{Short description|Populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona}}
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{{for-multi|Skull Valley, Utah|Skull Valley (Utah)|the Indian Reservation in Skull Valley, Utah|Skull Valley Indian Reservation}}
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|name = Skull Valley, Arizona
|settlement_type = town
|image_skyline = Skull Valley SW01.jpg
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|image_caption = Old railroad building
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Arizona
|map_caption = Location within Yavapai county
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Arizona
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Yavapai
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 743{{Cite web|url=https://www.zip-codes.com/city/az-skull-valley.asp|title=All Zip Codes in Skull Valley AZ|website=www.zip-codes.com}}
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone = Mountain (MST)
|utc_offset = -7
|elevation_ft = 4265
|coordinates = {{coord|34|30|19|N|112|41|08|W|type:city_region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 86338
|area_code = 928
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 34495{{GNIS|34495}}
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Skull Valley ({{langx|yuf-x-yav|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.[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/skull-valley-3085-s-iron-springs-rd-skull-valley-az-1381790 Skull Valley Post Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810064236/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/skull-valley-3085-s-iron-springs-rd-skull-valley-az-1381790 |date=August 10, 2010 }} As of the 2020 census, the population in the Skull Valley Elementary School District was greater than 800 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ade.az.gov/asd/operations/ArizonaCensus2003.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113224801/https://www.ade.az.gov/asd/operations/ArizonaCensus2003.pdf|url-status=dead|title=dead link|archivedate=November 13, 2007}}
History
Skull Valley was so named when settlers found human remains resulting from a previous battle between Native Americans.{{cite web | url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/08/17/arizona-names-racial-derogatory/14192403/ | title=Dubious, curious Arizona place names | publisher=azcentral | access-date=September 12, 2014}}
Skull Valley's population was 21 in 1920,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ |title=Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions |date=1925 |publisher=Rand McNally & Company |pages=165–166 |language=en}} and was 100 in the 1960 Census.{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1960 |title=Arizona |encyclopedia=World Book Encyclopedia |publisher=Field Enterprises Educational Corporation |location=Chicago |volume=A |page=557}}
Skull Valley was home to George Phippen (1915–1966), a well known western artist,{{cite web|url=http://www.phippenartmuseum.org/ |title=The Phippen Museum |publisher=Phippenartmuseum.org |access-date=March 16, 2010}} 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|date=September 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZ_MTIulsI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/jaZ_MTIulsI |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Revisiting People | Robert L. Pearson : A Memorial For Skull Valley Historian|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}
Two cemeteries remain from years ago: the Old Skull Valley Cemetery and a newer Christopherson Cemetery.{{cite web |last1=Ryland |first1=Pat |title=Christopherson Cemetery and Original Skull Valley Cemetery |url=http://apcrp.org/CHRISTOPHERSON_OLD_SKULL_VALLEY_CEM/CHRISTOPHERSON_OLD_SKULL_VALLEY_MAST_060309.htm |website=American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project |publisher=Neal Du Shane |date=September 4, 2009}}
Education
Skull Valley is served by the Skull Valley School District.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.skullvalley.org Skull Valley Historical Society]
- [http://bugguide.net/bgimage/user/9826 Bug Guide]
- [https://www.facebook.com/pg/SkullValleyBibleChurch/photos/?ref=page_internal Skull Valley Bible Church]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Yavapai County, Arizona