Skull Valley, Arizona facts for kids
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Skull Valley, Arizona
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 Skull Valley, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Skull Valley, Arizona
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 743 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes |
86338
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| Area code(s) | 928 |
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. As of the 2020 census, the population in the Skull Valley Elementary School District was greater than 800 people.
Skull Valley was home to George Phippen (1915–1966), a well known western artist, 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.
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.
