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]
Skull Valley, Arizona | |
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Old railroad building | |
Skull Valley, Arizona Location within the state of Arizona Show map of ArizonaSkull Valley, Arizona Skull Valley, Arizona (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′19″N 112°41′08″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 743[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes | 86338 |
| Area code | 928 |
Skull Valley was so named when settlers found human remains resulting from a previous battle between Native Americans.[4]
Skull Valley's population was 21 in 1920,[5] and was 100 in the 1960 Census.[6]
Skull Valley was home to George Phippen (1915–1966), a well known western artist,[7] 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] 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.[8]
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County seat: Prescott | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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