Fry Pioneer Cemetery

Built in 1919. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

From the record

“Fry Pioneer Cemetery is the original cemetery in Fry, Arizona, which was the name of Sierra Vista prior to its renaming and incorporation in 1956. It is a half-acre site, and includes more than 200 known graves, most of which are unmarked.”
Wikipedia article Fry Pioneer Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 76 National Register listings published here for Cochise County · listed in 2009 · category: Site · built in 1919.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
Address. Between 6th and 7th Sts., a half block N. of Fry Blvd., Sierra Vista, 85635
When was it listed? January 2009
Category. site
Census division. Sierra Vista
When was it built? 1919
National Register reference number. 08001312 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

125 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Fry Pioneer Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,881 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	96
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Natural	6
Recreation and ceremony	5
Arson/incendiarism	2
Smoking	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office	not named
14 September 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	370 acres	Coronado National Forest	ONE BRAVO
1 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fry Fire District	NOT NAMED
8 August 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fry Fire District	NOT NAMED
30 August 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	21 acres	Coronado National Forest	STONE RIDGE
30 August 2015	Natural	3.0 acres	Coronado National Forest	AREA U
3 August 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office	not named
3 August 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Coronado National Forest	RAWS

Every fire recorded in Cochise County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fry Pioneer Cemetery: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown	Geothermal	Producer
Charleston Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sand & Gravel Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Screen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Cochise County

Storms near this property

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sierra Vista, the town this property stands in, in 77 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 29 flash flood, 23 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2003	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	1 killed, 1 hurt, $80,000	no account filed
June 2018	Dust Devil	Sierra Vista	1 hurt, $1,000	A dust devil damaged several tents at a farmers market in Sierra Vista. One person suffered a broken wrist and hand when a tent landed on her hand.
August 2023	Lightning	Sierra Vista	$150,000	Lightning struck the roof of the Canyon Vista Homes apartment complex. The fire smoldered for several hours until rainfall evaporated, then spread through six apartments, causing extensive smoke damage and displacing six tenants.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Sierra Vista	$75,000	Heavy rain of 1 inch in 30 minutes overwhelmed the roof drain of the Burger King, causing extensive ceiling damage to the interior and closure of the restaurant that persisted for several weeks.
June 2006	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$25,000	no account filed
July 2010	Lightning	Sierra Vista	$20,000	Lightning struck a home, causing a fire in the attic. The home was unoccupied at the time, and there were no injuries.
July 1999	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$20,000	Boulders washed onto road due to flash flooding. Many roads impassable south of Sierra Vista.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$20,000	no account filed
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$15,000	A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph. Broadcast media reported 2 trees down that also damaged the roofs of 2 houses near Highway 90 and Schraeder Rd.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$10,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed six power poles in Sierra Vista near Willcox Rd. and S Carmichael Ave. Wind gusts of 61 mph were reported at KFHU Libby Field ASOS and 79 mph at KALK Pioneer Field ASOS.
September 2016	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$10,000	A swift water rescue occurred on South Burro Drive south of Ramsey Road in Hereford. Two people and their dog were rescued when their vehicle was washed down a low water crossing. No injuries occurred. Additionally, a portion of Leonardo de Vinci Drive in Sierra Vista was closed due to flash flooding.
July 2001	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$10,000	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$10,000	no account filed
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in several downed trees along Fry Blvd. in Sierra Vista. Some of the trees were blocking the driving lanes on Fry Blvd.
July 2010	Lightning	Sierra Vista	$5,000	Lightning struck a home in Sierra Vista, and caused a fire near the kitchen stove.
August 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$5,000	Heavy rain caused street flooding along Buffalo Solider Trailer and 7th Avenue near downtown Sierra Vista. A swift water rescue was performed on Calle Portal Road between Bluebrid Drive and Quail Run Road.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to one building south of Sierra Vista.
July 2024	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	$1,000	Two to three inches of rain fell in the Hereford area resulting in Flash Flooding.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$1,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 and 74 mph, respectively were measured by two personal weather stations in Sierra Vista. A few trees were damaged by the winds.
July 2006	Hail	Sierra Vista	$1,000	A trained spotter north of the City of Sierra Vista reported hail between 3/4 of an inch and one inch in diameter which broke several windows in a house. The house was located near the intersection of State Route 82 and State Route 91.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$500	Public reported a 4 inch tree limb branch snapped due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	$500	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree near Fry Blvd. and El Camino Real.
July 2025	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A trained spotter reported 1 inch hail lasting for approximately 5 minutes due to a severe thunderstorm in Sierra Vista.
July 2025	Funnel Cloud	Sierra Vista	-	Photos from trained spotters and media on social media showed a funnel cloud in the Sierra Vista and Hereford area with no injuries or damage.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	Personal weather station measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 MPH.
August 2023	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	Several reports of quarter to golf ball size hail were received from Sierra Vista.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	A spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts near Sierra Vista.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	KFHU Libby Airfield ASOS measured a peak gust to 58 mph.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches in a short time flooded several roads in southwest Cochise County including Moson Road near Hereford, Charleston Rd between Sierra Vista and Tombstone and Davis Rd between Tombstone and McNeal.
August 2015	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Nearly two inches of heavy rain fell in a short time period and caused significant flooding of streets and small washes in northwest sections of Sierra Vista.
August 2013	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	Penny size hail was reported in Sierra Vista.
September 2011	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	Severe thunderstorms produced large hail in Sierra Vista and Hereford.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	ASOS measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust at Fort Huachuca.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Flash flooding occurred at 1st and Fry Boulevard.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Several streets were flooded on the west side of Sierra Vista, including Fry Blvd. and 7th Ave.
September 2006	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Several trained spotters in the City of Sierra Vista reported widespread street flooding due to heavy rainfall.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Heavy rainfall in Cochise County caused widespread street flooding in the City of Sierra Vista as well as the Town of Hereford. State Highway 90 was closed at State Highway 80 due to flowing water and debris.
August 2006	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A severe thunderstorm near the City of Sierra Vista produced one inch hail (1.00).
August 2006	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A trained weather spotter reported three quarter inch hail (0.75) in the City of Sierra Vista.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Widespread street flooding was reported in the City of Sierra Vista. Many road were closed and impassable.
May 2005	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	An isolated thunderstorm near the City of Sierra Vista produced 0.75 inch hail.
May 2005	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A thunderstorm near the Sierra Vista area produced 0.75 inch hail. A trained spotter reported that hail covered the ground.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Cochise County Flood Control forwarded reports of flooding along Ramsey Road east of Highway 92 and west of Moson Road with a significant amount of debris over the road.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Cochise County Flood Control reported that Ramsey Road was closed east of Highway 92 and Moson Road was also closed due to flooding over the roadways making them impassable.
July 2005	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A severe thunderstorm that moved across the City of Sierra Vista caused three quarter inch hail as well as numerous reports of pea size hail.
July 2005	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	A severe thunderstorm near the City of Sierra Vista produced three quarter inch hail and heavy rainfall.
October 2005	Hail	Sierra Vista	-	Several trained spotters in Cochise County reported 1 inch diameter hail covering the ground.
August 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	The Sierra Vista Police Department reported widespread street flooding in the City of Sierra Vista. Moson Road was closed due to flooding.
August 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	A trained spotter in the City of Sierra Vista reported flooding of roadways. Also, the Sierra Vista Police Department reported that Moson Road was closed due to flooding.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Law enforcement reported that Ramsey Road east of Highway 92 and west of Moson Road in the Town of Hereford was closed due to flood waters.
August 2004	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	The Sierra Vista Sheriff dispatch reported that 5 roads were closed due to high water. The roads were all impassable.
August 2000	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Several roads in Sierra Vista closed after 1.36 inches rain fell.
August 2000	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Street Flooding. Rain total of 1 to 2 inches in southest Cochise county.
August 1999	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Roads closed thoughout Sierra Vista due to heavy rain.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Weather spotter reported wash rose 2 feet in 20 minutes due to very heavy rainfall. Street flooding was reported in residential areas.
August 1998	Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Thunderstorms dropping up to 1 inch of rain in less than 45 minutes caused localized street flooding in Nicksville with washes running with water between 3-7 miles south of Sierra Vista.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Mosen road closed due to 3 feet of water across roadway. Washes running bankfull.
September 1997	Flood	Sierra Vista	-	Thunderstorms producing heavy rain caused some street flooding.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	Thunderstorms with small hail, very heavy rain, and strong wind gusts moved through the Sierra Vista area. Between one and two inches of rain brought local street flooding to Sierra Vista. A weather spotter recorded wind gusts to 80 mph while a wind gage in the foothills of the Huachuca Mountains recorded a 100 mph gust. Many trees were blown down along with some signs and power lines.
September 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sierra Vista	-	Downburst winds from a thunderstorm were measured by a remote wind sensor.

Every storm recorded in Cochise County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Mountain View Officers' Club	2.7 miles	2017
	Fort Huachuca	4.3 miles	1974

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 08001312 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cochise County	All 76 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.