Beatty in Nye County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Desert Hills Cemetery

Photographed by Queho Posse Chapter 1919 E Clampus Vitus

1. Desert Hills Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Beatty's first and only cemetery, the Desert Hills Cemetery dates back to the beginning of the community. Named for Montillus " Old Man" Beatty, the town was the center of the Bullfrog Mining District. The mining district got it's start with a strike by Shorty Harris and Ed Cross on August 4, 1904. The green colored ore they found led to the Bullfrog name for the mine and the district. Beatty boasted plenty of water, a great need in the desert, a significant hotel, the Montgomery, a newspaper, the Bullfrog Beatty Miner and, stores, saloons, and other stops for miners and travelers. Beatty has been a transportation center having hosted three railroads in its early days, and is now a getaway to Death Valley.
Dedicated to the first, last and all who rest here. Their strength is the foundation of our community.

Erected 2007 by Queho Posse Chapter # 1919 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus In Cooperation with the town of Beatty.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 4, 1904.

Location. 36° 53.977′ N,

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116° 45.682′ W. Marker is in Beatty, Nevada, in Nye County. It is on A Avenue south of Cottonwood Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beatty NV 89003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Central Nevada. It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1921 Fordson Tractor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beatty (approx. half a mile away); Mona Bell's Grave (approx. 3.6 miles away); Miner's Cabin (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rhyolite Jail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Red-Light District (approx. 3.6 miles away); Adobe Dance Hall (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rhyolite (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beatty.

Desert Hills Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

2. Desert Hills Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2017. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.