In July of 2022, my boyfriend and I planned a trip up to the White Mountains to take a well-deserved vacation. On the way, I asked if we could stop off at Pinal Cemetery (not to be confused with Historic Pinal Cemetery, which I previously visited and covered in a different blog post!) So, why…
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Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
Tucked away from the road within Grand Canyon National Park is a small, tranquil graveyard that is open to the public, despite what Google will have you believe. When my mother and I arrived at the park entrance today, we asked the ranger if the Pioneer Cemetery was in fact open to the public. The…
Boothill Graveyard
Ah Boothill, the most famous of Arizona’s “Wild West Cemeteries.” Boothill claims that title for various reasons, including its proximity to Tombstone, arguably Arizona’s most famous “Wild West Town”, as well as the fact that many well known individuals are buried within the confines of Boothill Graveyard itself. My family (and by family this time…
Historic Pinal Cemetery
Over the Christmas 2020 weekend, I hit the road once again, this time with my mom, dad, and brother with me. Okay, to be fair, my dad drove while he and my brother took my mom and I out to the Historic Pinal Cemetery. This graveyard is located about forty miles from our house, just…
Adamsville and Butte View Cemeteries (Florence, Arizona)
In October of 2020, I casually purchased a copy of Graveyards of the Wild West: Arizona by Heather L Moulton and Susan Tatterson from my local Barnes and Noble. After thumbing through the book, my mother and I decided it would be fun to take several road trips around our state to visit these Old…