| Historic Pinal Cemetery | |
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 Pinal Cemetery aka, Historic Pinal Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1876 |
| Location | Off US 60 on a hill near the town of Superior, Arizona, on the unmarked East Happy Camp Road |
| Country | U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°19′49″N 111°5′19″W / 33.33028°N 111.08861°W |
| Owned by | Administered by the Tonto National Forest |
| No. of graves | 43 identified |
| Find a Grave | Historic Pinal Cemetery |
The Historic Pinal Cemetery, first known simply as "Pinal Cemetery", is a cemetery located on a hill in what once within the jurisdiction of the now ghost town of Pinal City, Arizona. The Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) defines a "historic cemetery" as one which has been in existence for more than fifty years.[1] In 2009, the Tonto National Forest made it its goal to develop and manage the cemetery as an interpretive site while preserving its historic context and integrity as an archaeological resource. Among those who are buried in the cemetery is Celia Ann “Mattie” Blaylock Earp who was Wyatt Earp's common law wife. The role of Mattie Earp was played by actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson in the 1993 American Western film Tombstone.[2][3][4]
- ^ Pioneers' Cemetery Association
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ Mattie Earp Gravesite, Vandals Spark Preservation of Historic Pinal Cemetery
- ^ Moulton, Heather L.; Tatterson, Susan (2020). "Historic Pinal Cemetery – Established Late 1870s". Graveyards of the Wild West – Arizona. America Through Time (Fonthill Media). pp. 66–74. ISBN 978-1634992275.