Skull Valley, Arizona
Skull Valley is a small, populated place, and rural, ranch community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is located seventeen miles west of Prescott. There is a CLOSED general store - as of May, 2020, new owners plan to reopen it soon with a canvas company as a partner, a small general store at the old gas station location, but no gasoline, an elementary school, a volunteer fire station, a church, and 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, 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.
