| Skull Valley, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yavapai |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 743[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 34.5053°N -112.6856°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 86338 |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Skull Valley ('''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.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population in the Skull Valley Elementary School District was greater than 800 people.[3]
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. 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]
Two cemeteries remain from years ago: the Old Skull Valley Cemetery and a newer Christopherson Cemetery.[9]