WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
PINTO CEMETERY
Pinto, Utah
LOCATION
Pinto, UT37° 32.27' North Latitude, 113° 30.45' West Longitude
Directions:
Take Highway 18 north from St George or south from Enterprise.
Take the Pinto turnoff near Mile Marker 34 and go east.
Stay on the dirt road for about 8 miles going in a northeast direction.
The cemetery is located near a newer home past the "New School" building (Old school Bell in front).
Follow the signs.
HISTORY
There is a large memorial marker listing all the known burials in Pinto near the front entrance. There are 2 iron gated family plots inside the cemetery.PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-00821 Photo of the entrance gate to the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00822 Photo of the entrance gate to the Pinto Cemetery looking out from the cemetery
WCHS-00823 Photo of the front of a monument listing burials in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00824 Photo of the back of a monument listing burials in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00825 Photo of an area within the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00826 Photo of some graves in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00827 Photo of some graves in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00828 Photo of the Albert N. Harrison gravestone in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00829 Photo of the Joseph Eldredge grave in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00830 Photo of the Anna T. Pace grave in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00831 Photo of the Allie Knell grave in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00832 Photo of the William W. Knell and Lewis W. Knell grave in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00833 Photo of a grave in the Pinto Cemetery including a headstone and footstone
WCHS-00834 Photo of a fenced family plot in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00835 Photo of a fenced Knell family plot in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00836 Photo of the gravestone of Cornelia E. Knell in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00837 Photo of some graves in the Pinto Cemetery including that of Ann T. Eldridge
WCHS-00838 Photo of the gravestone of Sarah Priscilla Leavitt and Lydia Melissa Leavitt in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00839 Photo of the gravestone of Jeremiah S. Leavitt in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00840 Photo of the gravestone of Lenier Platt in the Pinto Cemetery
WCHS-00841 Photo of the grave of Josephus Platt in the Pinto Cemetery
Other photos on the web:
Photo of a sign pointing to the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of the entrance to the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of the entrance to the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of the front of a marker in the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of the back of a marker in the Pinto Cemetery
Photo of a part of the Pinto Cemetery
GRAVES
Plot map of the Pinto CemeteryMary Thornton Cox, Born June 23, 1899 and Died February 3, 1900
Alice Hardman Eccles, Born November 5, 1821 and Died July 12, 1883
Thomas Eccles, Born May 11, 1819 and Died April 8, 1859
Joseph Eldredge, Born November 14, 1825 and Died March 23, 1899
Ann T. Eldridge, Born May 3, 1798 and Died October 1868
Eliza K. Eldridge, Born August 12, 1813 and Died March 28, 1890
Emily Eldridge, Born ???? and Died ????
Joseph Eldridge, Born November 14, 1825 and Died April 4, 1899
Janette Forsyth, Born January 29, 1887 and Died January 29 1887
Leah F. Geary, Born December 13, 1865 and Died January 5, 1898
Tillie Green, Born November 8, 1885 and Died March 3, 1909
Albert N. Harrison, Born ???? and Died ????
Ellen Eldridge Harrison, Born February 28, 1850 and Died October 20, 1937
Gae Harrison, Born 1893 and Died 1907
Jane F. Harrison, Born September 7, 1823 and Died March 18, 1898
John Heber Harrison, Born June 24, 1846 and Died July 1, 1923
Mary Ann Whitaker Harrison, Born August 10, 1811 and Died September 4, 1898
Richard Harrison, Born March 8, 1808 and Died March 4, 1882
William Henryson, Born February 1866 and Died September 8, 1866
Ann Green Knell, Born December 13, 1835 and Died April 27, 1920
Benjamin Knell, Born December 21, 1833 and Died January 29, 1915
Charles Edward Knell, Born May 8, 1859 and Died May 26, 1937
Emeline Knell, Born April 27, 1867 and Died April 28, 1867
James Green Knell, Born February 25, 1857 and Died November 10, 1933
Lewis W. Knell, Born February 14, 1895 and Died August 1897
Lydia Mecham Thornton Knell, Born August 22, 1862 and Died December 12, 1913
Rhoda Alice Knell, Born November 16, 1875 and Died November 19, 1875
Robert Henry Green Knell, Born January 16, 1872 and Died December 28, 1879
Theresa Maria Westover Knell, Born January 28, 1859 and Died 1899
William W. Knell, Born November 10, 1891 and Died August 8, 1897
Anna T. Pace, Born November 14, 1900 and Died January 18, 1901
Josephus Platt, Born June 9, 1867 and Died August 8, 1867
Alice Ann Robinson, Born May 4, 1861 and Died March 27, 1862
Emma Jane Robinson, Born February 25, 1861 and Died December 26, 1861
Mary Kate Eldridge Robinson, Born February 12, 1848 and Died November 8, 1868
Walter Knell Robinson, Born 1903 and Died 1909
Lydia Alice Spencer, Born January 10, 1922 and Died September 10, 1922
Amos G. Thornton, Born 1866 and Died 1867
Amos Griswold Thornton, Born December 30, 1832 and Died April 5, 1902
Amos Whittaker Thornton, Born October 10, 1860 and Died July 28, 1861
Charity Artemesia Butler Thornton, Born July 13, 1834 and Died December 9, 1908
John L. Thornton, Born August 3, 1863 and Died 1879
Mary Alice Thornton, Born July 29, 1858 and Died February 1, 1875
Rachel W. Thornton, Born April 6, 1867 and Died October 4, 1872
Taylor Butler Thornton, Born March 3, 1873 and Died 1889
Mary Whittaker, Born November 18, 1838 and Died May 14, 1914
Pinto Cemetery Records - Entries 1-20
Pinto Cemetery Records - Entries 21-42
Pinto Cemetery Records - Entries 43-63
Pinto Cemetery Records - Entries 64-71
Burial list from Find A Grave
Burial list from the Washington County, Utah Tombstone Project
REFERENCES
Find A GraveWashington County, Utah Tombstone Project