Cemeteries in Arizona (State)

Arizona, the 48th state admitted to the United States in 1912, has history shaped by Indigenous cultures, Spanish colonization, and American expansion.

Long before European contact, the region was home to advanced Native civilizations such as the Hohokam, Ancestral Puebloans, and later the Navajo, Hopi, and Apache peoples. Claimed by Spain in the 16th century and later part of Mexico, Arizona became U.S. territory following the Mexican-American War in 1848 and the Gadsden Purchase in 1854. Settlers of European and Hispanic descent established mining towns, ranches, and agricultural settlements throughout the 19th century. The state played a strategic role in frontier military history and the development of the American Southwest.

Cemeteries such as Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone and Greenwood Cemetery in Phoenix reflect the diverse cultural and pioneer heritage of Arizona’s past.