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 Eldridge 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
[Note: Be aware there are a number of discrepancies in the sources for these names and dates. If you can provide more accurate information, those corrections would be greatly appreciated.]William Henry Colman, Born February 21, 1866 and Died September 6, 1866
Mary 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 9, 1859
Ann Eliza Eddards, Born May 9, 1844 and Died August 12, 1879
Ann Eliza Eddards, Born October 17, 1878 and Died September 4, 1879
Ann Tolman Sang Eldridge, Born May 3, 1794 and Died October 1868
Joseph Eldridge, Born November 14, 1825 and Died March 24, 1899
Ann T. Eldridge, Born May 3, 1798 and Died October 1868
Eliza Radburn Eldridge, Born August 10, 1812 and Died March 28, 1890
Emily Dorcus Emmett Eldridge, Born November 4, 1846 and Died December 3, 1916
Joseph Eldridge, Born November 14, 1825 and Died April 4, 1899
Lavenia Susannah Emmett Eldridge, Born August 10, 1852 and Died April 4, 1875
Emily Dorcus Emmett, See Emily Dorcus Emmett Eldridge above
Lavenia Susannah Emmett, See Lavenia Susannah Emmett Eldridge above
Janette Forsyth, Born January 29, 1887 and Died January 29 1887
Leah Fern Geary, Born December 13, 1865 and Died January 5, 1898
Tillie Green, Born November 8, 1885 and Died March 3, 1909
Alonzo Hanks (Indian), Born ??? and Died ???
Ruth Hanks (Indian), Born ??? and Died ???
Alice Hardman, See Alice Hardman Eccles above
Albert N. Harrison, Born ???? and Died ????
Ellen Eliza Eldridge Harrison, Born July 28, 1850 and Died October 20, 1927
Imogene Gae Harrison, Born 1893 and Died November 9, 1907
Jane Fryer Harrison, Born September 7, 1823 and Died March 18, 1898
John Heber Harrison, Born June 24, 1846 and Died July 1, 1923
Lenna Fryer Harrison, Born December 9, 1860 and Died July 22, 1883
Mary Ann Whitaker Harrison, Born August 10, 1811 and Died September 4, 1889
Richard Harrison, Born April 30, 1807 and Died March 4, 1882
William Henryson, Born February 1866 and Died September 8, 1866
Alice "Allie" Knell, Born July 22, 1909 and Died OCtober 17, 1909
Amy Sophia Page Knell, Born January 27, 1879 and Died January 31, 1960
Ann Green Thompson Knell, Born December 13, 1835 and Died April 28, 1867
Benjamin Knell, Born December 21, 1834 and Died January 29, 1915
Charles Edward Knell, Born May 8, 1859 and Died May 26, 1937
Charles Harold Knell, Born August 28, 1911 and Died May 6, 1949
Emeline Knell, Born April 27, 1867 and Died April 28, 1867
Frank Knell, Born October 24, 1877 and Died February 8, 1938
James Green Knell, Born February 25, 1857 and Died November 10, 1933
Lewis Walter Knell, Born February 14, 1895 and Died August 8, 1897
Lydia Mecham Thornton Knell, Born August 22, 1862 and Died December 12, 1913
Mary Catherine Crook Eagles Knell, Born July 28, 1822 and Died June 4, 1897
Rhoda Alice Knell, Born November 16, 1875 and Died November 19, 1875
Robert Knell, Born September 22, 1828 and Died December 16, 1916
Robert Henry Green Knell, Born January 16, 1872 and Died December 28, 1879
Ruby Knell, Born February 14, 1908 and Died November 19, 1908
Theresa Maria Westover Knell, Born January 28, 1859 and Died June 10, 1900
William Westover Knell, Born November 10, 1891 and Died August 8, 1897
Matthew Kellog Lockridge, Born December 5, 1821 and Died March 30, 1907
Sarah Ann Hollister Lockridge, Born Febuary 7, 1821 and Died April 18, 1913
Anna Thornton Pace, Born November 14, 1900 and Died January 18, 1901
Sophia Ann Geary Page, Born June 19, 1853 and Died April 14, 1934
Josephus Platt, Born June 9, 1867 and Died August 8, 1867
Lanier Platt, Born March 9, 1909 and Died March 9, 1909
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 2, 1848 and Died November 8, 1863
Walter Knell Robinson, Born Octover 24, 1903 and Died June 14, 1909
Sarah Caroline Tindall Rolland, Born January 1, 1844 and Died July 2, 1902
Lydia Alice Spencer, Born January 10, 1922 and Died September 10, 1922
Amos Grisswold Thornton, Born December 25, 1866 and Died April 15, 1867
Amos Grisswold 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 June 13, 1834 and Died December 9, 1908
Charity Artimicia Thornton, Born October 6, 1871 and Died February 27, 1872
John Lowe Thornton, Born August 3, 1863 and Died July 4, 1879
Mary Alice Thornton, Born July 29, 1858 and Died February 1, 1875
Mary Whittaker Thornton, Born November 18, 1838 and Died Mary 14, 1914
Matilda Grace Green Thornton, Born June 21, 1892 and Died ????
Rachel W. Thornton, Born April 6, 1867 and Died October 14, 1873
Taylor Butler Thornton, Born March 3, 1873 and Died December 16, 1889
Alexander Milo Tullis, Born October 29, 1875 and Died December 20, 1884
David Wilson Tullis, Born June 3, 1833 and Died November 26, 1902
Euphemia Tullis, Born February 11, 1866 and Died February 28, 1909
Martha Eccles Tullis, Born June 1, 1847 and Died May 18, 1915
Richard Edward Tullis, Born February 5, 1885 and Died April 27, 1947
Robert Eccles Tullis, Born April 6, 1878 and Died May 14, 1878
William Tullis, Born April 1, 1872 and Died December 20, 1884
Arthur Adelbert Westover, Born November 2, 1876 and Died March 27, 1877
Clara Westover, Born February 10, 1873 and Died February 18, 1873
Hettie Westover, Born March 15, 1887 and Died March 31, 1889
Mary Whittaker, Born November 18, 1838 and Died May 14, 1914
Plot map of the Pinto Cemetery
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