Bullhead City in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
1. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Marker
This cemetery remains as the last vestige of the pioneer settlement of Hardyville founded in 1864 by William R Hardy, the town served as an important ferry crossing, steamboat landing, shipping point for area mines and as the Mohave County Seat from 1867 to 1872. In 1883 the ferry was moved to the Needles, CA when the A&P Railroad was completed to that point. Sporadic ranching, mining and milling activities could be found in the area into the early 1900s.
Erected 1999 by Ft . Mohave Chapter, National Society Daughters of The American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 35° 7.239′ N, 114° 35.24′ W. Marker is in Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County. It is on Dorado Drive south of Verano Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bullhead City AZ 86442, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley. It is also in the American Southwest. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Fort Mohave (approx. 1.6 miles away); Commercial Steamship Transportation and Bullhead Community Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Camels and Commerce
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Hardyville Site (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Memorials. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 1, 2010.)
2. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery. American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project website entry (Submitted on April 15, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
2. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
3. In Memory of
Johnny Killian - Oct 1866 G.E. Mathews - May 1867 Wm. J. Tuttle - May 1867 Charles Atchison - July 1891 A. O. Perkins - Dec 1897
Monument presented by
Desert Lawn Funeral Home, Desert Foothills Estates
Dimond & Sons Silver Bell Chapel, Eagle Fence
And Sutton Funeral Home
Desert Lawn Funeral Home, Desert Foothills Estates
Dimond & Sons Silver Bell Chapel, Eagle Fence
And Sutton Funeral Home
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
4. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
5. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010
6. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Wooden Markers
On display at the Colorado River Museum - Bullhead City, Az.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010
7. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Grave Marker
Photo on display at the Colorado River Museum - Bullhead City, Az.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010
8. Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery Grave Marker
Photo on display at the Colorado River Museum - Bullhead City, Az.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,517 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
