Silver Valley Cemetery

The first known grave here is that of Helen A. (Crocker) Averitt, an early area spiritual leader and educator like her husband, John C. Averitt. Her burial in 1881 came 20 years before the land was purchased and designated as a cemetery. Originally called Robinson's Peak Cemetery, the burial ground contains the graves of other early settlers and their families, veterans from every branch of the U.S. military, and the families of Mexican railroad workers in the early 20th century. An association organized in 1958 maintains the cemetery, which is still in use and remains a link to the history of Silver Valley.

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