Why does Phoenix have so few cemeteries?
Arizona has at least 850 cemeteries, not including privately owned or municipal. But where are they? Why don't we have more headstones?
Valley 101 · The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com
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Show Notes
If you're a transplant to Arizona from New England, you may have been surprised at the seeming absence of cemeteries in the Phoenix area. After all, they feel like they're located at every corner in some northeastern states.
That's how Christopher Bunce felt when he moved to the Valley in January of 2020. So he submitted a question to Valley 101, our newsroom podcast dedicated to helping Phoenicians better understand the place they call home. He asked, "Why does Phoenix have so few cemeteries?"
Bunce thought it perhaps was because Arizona is a younger state. Cindy Lee, vice president of the Pioneers' Cemetery Association, offers a few other reasons in this week's episode.
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