Editing Sedona, Arizona

{{Short description|City in Coconino and Yavapai counties, Arizona, US}}
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[[File:Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ.jpg|thumb|The [[Chapel of the Holy Cross (Sedona, Arizona)|Chapel of the Holy Cross]]]]
'''Sedona''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|d|oʊ|n|ə}} {{respell|si|DOH|nə}}) is a city that straddles the county line between [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]] and [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]] counties in the northern [[Verde Valley]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], its population was 10,031.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0465350| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174311/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0465350| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sedona city, Arizona|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> The city is within the [[Coconino National Forest]].

Sedona's main attraction is its array of pink [[sandstone]] formations. The formations appear to glow in pink when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The pink rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.

Sedona was named after [[Sedona Schnebly]] whose husband, Theodore Carlton Schnebly, was the city's first postmaster. She was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness.<ref>[http://www.sharlot.org/archives/rosegarden/show.pl?woman=SEDONA%20MILLER%20SCHNEBLY Territorial Women's Memorial Rose Garden: Sedona Arabelle Miller Schnebly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418174926/http://sharlot.org/archives/rosegarden/show.pl?woman=SEDONA%20MILLER%20SCHNEBLY |date=April 18, 2007 }}. (n.d.) Sharlot Hall Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2006.</ref> Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/north_central/red_rock_article_3.html|title=Arizona Scenic Roads ~ See for yourself why the Scenic Roads of Arizona are truly a hidden treasure!|website=Arizonascenicroads.com|access-date=April 17, 2016|archive-date=September 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923005725/http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/north_central/red_rock_article_3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
===Anglo-American settlement===
The first European-American settler, John J. Thompson, moved to [[Oak Creek Canyon]] in 1876,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-24 |title=History of Sedona |url=https://sedonamuseum.org/historyofsedona/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Sedona Heritage Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> an area well known for its peach and apple orchards. The early settlers were farmers and ranchers. In 1902, when the Sedona post office was established, there were 55 residents. In the mid-1950s, the first telephone directory listed 155 names. Some parts of the Sedona area were not electrified until the 1960s.

The area, then unincorporated, had no local government and was bisected by two counties. Growth increased after a resident discovered water. That meant area residents no longer had to transport water, and could directly build infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rigby|first=Elizebeth [sic]|title=Water Discovery Leads Sedona to Rapid Boom|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Sun]]|date=1967-07-17|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/161731901/ 2]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Sedona began to develop as a tourist destination, vacation-home and retirement center in the 1950s. Most of the development seen today was constructed in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, there are no large tracts of undeveloped land remaining.<ref>Heidinger & Trevillyan (2007). ''Images of America: Sedona'', Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-7385-4800-5}}</ref>

Important early settlers included the Steele family, originally of Scotland.

===Chapel of the Holy Cross===
In 1956, construction of the [[Chapel of the Holy Cross (Sedona, Arizona)|Chapel of the Holy Cross]] was completed. The chapel rises {{convert|70|ft|m}} out of a {{convert|1000|ft|m|adj=on}} redrock cliff.<ref name="Chapel">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-destinations.com/usa/sedona-chapel-of-the-holy-cross|title=Chapel of the Holy Cross|publisher=Sacred Destinations|date=April 18, 2009|access-date=May 18, 2010}}</ref> The most prominent feature of the chapel is the cross. Later a chapel was added. Inside the chapel there is a window and a cross with benches and pews.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Somerville|first1=Sylvia|title=Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona Architectural Landmark|url=http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/the-chapel-of-the-holy-cross-sedona-architectural-landmark|website=Gateway To Sedona|publisher=Range Dog Publishing Inc.|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080427/http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/the-chapel-of-the-holy-cross-sedona-architectural-landmark|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Cinematic legacy===
Sedona played host to more than sixty Hollywood productions from the first years of movies into the 1970s. Stretching as far back as 1923, Sedona's pink rocks were a fixture in major Hollywood productions{{snd}}including films such as ''[[Angel and the Badman]]'', ''[[Desert Fury]]'', ''[[Blood on the Moon]]'', ''[[Johnny Guitar]]'', ''[[The Last Wagon (1956 film)|The Last Wagon]]'', ''[[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'' and [[Broken Arrow (1950 film)|''Broken Arrow'']]. However, the surroundings typically were identified to audiences as the terrain of Texas, California, Nevada, and even Canada–US border territory.<ref>McNeill, Joe. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131135803/http://www.arizonaslittlehollywood.com/ Arizona's Little Hollywood]}}: Sedona and Northern Arizona's Forgotten Film History 1923–1973" (2010, Northedge & Sons)</ref> The town lent its name to the 2011 film [[Sedona (film)|''Sedona'']], which is set in the community.

===Brins Fire===
[[File:Sedona Brins Fire 2006.jpg|right|thumb|The Brins fire of 2006]]

On June 18, 2006, a wildfire, reportedly started by campers, began about one mile (2&nbsp;km) north of Sedona.<ref>[[United States Forest Service|USDA Forest Service]]. (June 19, 2006). ''[http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/news/2006/6-19-06-brins-fire.shtml Brins Fire Update].'' Retrieved December 16, 2006.</ref> The Brins Fire covered {{convert|4317|acre|km2|0}} on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon before the [[US Forest Service]] declared it 100&nbsp;percent contained on June 28. Containment cost was estimated at $6.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2006 |title=BRINS FIRE UPDATE |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/fire/brins-fire-6-2006/brins-6-29-800am.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105164737/http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/fire/brins-fire-6-2006/brins-6-29-800am.pdf|archive-date= November 5, 2010|access-date= |website=[[Coconino National Forest]]}}</ref>

=== Slide Fire ===
On May 20, 2014, a wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at [[Slide Rock State Park]]. The Slide Fire<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3874/|title=Slide Fire Information – InciWeb the Incident Information System|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114705/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3874/|url-status=dead}}</ref> spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redrocknews.com/news/20-news-stories/10617-oak-creek-canyon-evacuated-north-of-slide-rock-due-to-fire|title=Oak Creek Canyon evacuated north of Slide Rock due to fire o|last=Graham|first=Christopher Fox|website=Redrocknews.com – Sedona Red Rock News|language=en-gb|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114507/http://www.redrocknews.com/news/20-news-stories/10617-oak-creek-canyon-evacuated-north-of-slide-rock-due-to-fire|url-status=dead}}</ref> State Route 89A opened to [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/road-trips/2014/09/30/oak-creek-canyon-sedona-open-slide-fire/16473799/|title=Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona to reopen Wednesday|work=azcentral|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Sedona - Route 89A.jpg|thumb|right|West Sedona – Route 89A]]
Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin [[conifer]] woodland biomes of northern Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reptilesofaz.org/habitat.html |title=Arizona biomes, biotic communities, and habitats - Reptiles of Arizona |access-date=February 7, 2020 |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129085501/http://www.reptilesofaz.org/habitat.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sedona has mild winters and warm summers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Weather {{!}} Red Rock State Park |url=https://azstateparks.com/red-rock/explore/weather |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=azstateparks.com |language=en}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|49.7|km2|order=flip}} of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Flora===
Sedona’s interior chaparral has many shrubs and small tree species of ''[[Quercus turbinella]]'' and ''[[Rhus ovata]]'' and a large population of ''[[Quercus palmeri]]''. The Great Basin woodland has many small to medium trees of ''[[Pinus monophylla]]'' Var. ''fallax'', ''[[Juniperus arizonica]]'', ''[[Juniperus deppeana]]'', ''[[Juniperus osteosperma]]'', and ''[[Juniperus monosperma]]'' and a large population of ''[[Cupressus glabra]]''. At higher elevations in Oak Creek Canyon ''[[Juniperus virginiana]]'', ''[[Pinus edulis]]'' and other pines occur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/checklists/checklist.php?clid=105&pid=1|title=SEINet Portal Network Checklist: Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon|website=Swbiodiversity.org|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_monophylla.php|title=Pinus monophylla (singleleaf piñon) description - The Gymnosperm Database|website=Conifers.org|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
[[File:Sedona SW02.jpg|thumb|Oak Creek]]

===Geology===
The pink rocks of Sedona are formed by a unique layer of rock known as the [[Schnebly Hill Formation]]. The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of pink colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone, a member of the [[Geology of the Grand Canyon area#Supai Group|Supai Group]], was deposited during the [[Permian Period]]. Notable landforms in or around Sedona include the [[Seven Sacred Pools]], [[Bell Rock (Arizona)|Bell Rock]], [[Capitol Butte]], [[Cathedral Rock]], [[Courthouse Butte]], [[Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole]], [[House Mountain (Arizona)|House Mountain]], [[Two Nuns]], and [[Wilson Mountain (Arizona)|Wilson Mountain]] which is the highest.

===Climate===
Sedona has a [[Cold semi-arid climate|cold semi-arid]] climate ([[Köppen climate classification|BSk]]) and is a high [[desert]]. In January, the average high temperature is {{convert|58.3|F|C}} with a low of {{convert|34.0|F|C}}. In July, the average high temperature is {{convert|96.9|F|C}} with a low of {{convert|67.6|F|C}}. Annual precipitation is just over {{convert|17|in|mm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) – Sedona, AZ |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fgz |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=NWS Flagstaff, AZ - Climate |publisher=National Weather Service, NOAA |location=Sedona, AZ}}</ref>

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|Apr low F = 44.0
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{{wide image|Vortex_panoramicview_sedona.jpg|800px|Panoramic view of Sedona from the "vortex" point near the Sedona airport. The famous [[Bell Rock (Arizona)|Bell Rock]], located on the south side of the vortex point, is on the right side of the photo. Major parts of the town are in the middle of the photo. [[Capitol Butte]] is to the left.}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 2022
|1980= 5368
|1990= 7720
|2000= 10192
|2010= 10031
|2020= 9684
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:SedonaAirport.JPG|thumb|[[Sedona Airport]] viewed from the south, showing its location atop Airport Mesa]]

As of the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]], there were 10,192 people, 4,928 households, and 2,863 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|548.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,684 housing units at an average density of {{convert|305.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.5% Black or [[African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 4.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 8.9% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

At the 2000 census there were 7,229 people living in the Yavapai County (western) portion of the city (70.9% of its population) and 2,963 living in the Coconino County (eastern) portion (29.1%). By land area Yavapai had 66.2% of its area, versus 33.8% for Coconino.

There were 4,928 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,042, and the median income for a family was $52,659. Males had a median income of $32,067 versus $24,453 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,350. About 4.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Sedona - Hiking above Oak Creek.jpg|thumb|Hiking above Oak Creek, facing south]]

Annual events include:
* [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade, Celebration of Spring, Sedona Food Truck Festival, Red Dirt Concerts, Pumpkin Splash, and WagFest and Fair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.SedonaAz.gov/recevents|title=Sedona recent events|website=Sedonaaz.gov|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
* Sedona Marathon.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sedonamarathon.com/|title= Sedona Marathon|access-date= August 30, 2011|archive-date= September 13, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080913144927/http://www.sedonamarathon.com/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* Sedona Miracle Annual Charity Fundraiser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sedonamiracle.org/|title=My Blog|website=Sedonamiracle.org|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
* Sedona Hummingbird Festival.
* The Sedona Solstice Festivals (summer and winter) at Unity of Sedona.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.unityofsedona.com|title= Unity of Sedona – New Age Spiritual Center, New Thought Church and Energy Vortex|website=Unityofsedona.com}}</ref>

Arts organizations include:
* Chamber Music Sedona chamber-music program.
* Sedona Arts Center, founded in 1958, the oldest arts center in northern Arizona.
* [[Sedona International Film Festival]], established in 1995.
* [[Greg Lawson (photographer)|Greg Lawson Galleries]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greglawsongalleries.com/|title=Greg Lawson's Sedona Art Gallery and Museum in Arizona|website=Greglawsongalleries.com|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>[https://artzzii.com/galleries/greg-lawson-galleries.html Greg Lawson Galleries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324193704/https://artzzii.com/galleries/greg-lawson-galleries.html |date=March 24, 2019 }}. ''Artzii''.</ref>

A [[New Age]] tourist industry operates in Sedona, where [[José Arguelles]] organized the "[[Harmonic Convergence]]" in 1987. Some New Age proponents purport that "spiritual vortices" are concentrated in the Sedona area at [[Bell Rock (Arizona)|Bell Rock]], [[Sedona Airport|Airport Mesa]], [[Cathedral Rock]], and [[Boynton Canyon]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ivakhiv |first=Adrian |date=September 1997 |title=Red Rocks, "Vortexes" and the Selling of Sedona: Environmental Politics in the New Age |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/003776897044003005 |journal=Social Compass |language=en |volume=44 |issue=3 |pages=367–384 |doi=10.1177/003776897044003005 |issn=0037-7686}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/travel/in-search-of-the-vortex-vibe-in-sedona.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513114515/http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/travel/09sedona.html?pagewanted=1|url-status=dead|title=In Search of the Vortex Vibe in Sedona|first=Dwight|last=Garner|date=April 9, 2006|archive-date=May 13, 2006|access-date=January 5, 2025|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref> The [[Sedona Wetlands Preserve]] is a popular area for birding.

==Government==
Politically, Uptown Sedona, the Gallery District and the Chapel area (all in Coconino County) and West Sedona (in Yavapai County) form the City of Sedona. Founded in 1902, it was incorporated as a city in 1988. The unincorporated [[Village of Oak Creek]], {{convert|7|mi|km}} to the south and well outside the Sedona city limits, is a significant part of the Sedona community.

In 2013, Sedona became one of the Arizona municipalities to approve of [[civil union]]s for same-sex partners.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728071045/http://www.kcbd.com/story/23520997/sedona-city-council-oks-civil-unions-in-5-2-vote|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead|website=KCBD|url=http://www.kcbd.com/story/23520997/sedona-city-council-oks-civil-unions-in-5-2-vote|title=Sedona City Council OKs civil unions in 5-2 vote|access-date=October 16, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Sedona is in the [[Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District]].<!--From [[Talk:Sedona-Oak_Creek_Unified_School_District]] it seems the census bureau imported a mistake in its SD map for Coconino County--> West Sedona School (Sedona-Oak Creek USD), serving grades K–6, is located at 570 Posse Ground Road. [[Sedona Red Rock High School]] (SRRHS), built in 1994, is located on the western edge of town in West Sedona. The school's mascot is the Scorpion. The high school's new campus, a series of single-story buildings, is located opposite the Sedona campus of [[Yavapai College]]. As of 2016, Sedona Red Rock High School holds grades 7–8 in the Junior High portion of campus.

Prior to the establishment of Sedona-Oak Creek USD, [[Flagstaff Unified School District]] included Sedona and operated the Sedona School.<ref name=BiCountySchool>{{cite news|title=Bi-County School Bill Hit: Senate Unit Refuses Its Introduction|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Sun]]|date=1963-01-31|volume=17|issue=154|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/161731038/ 1]-[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/161731081/ 2]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In the pre-1991 period some Sedona-area students attended [[Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary School District]] and [[Mingus Union High School District]]. The Sedona school district opened in 1991, taking territory and assets from Flagstaff USD. At the time, Sedona students continued to attend Flagstaff for high school.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rothschild|first=Becca|title=Dropout rate falls at FUSD|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Sun]]|date=1991-08-21|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/161733599/ 5]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Red Rock Early Learning Center is a year-round Preschool program designed for children aged 3–5 years old. Their normal school year runs from August to May each year, with a summer session offered during June and July. It is licensed by the ADHS, and located in West Sedona Elementary School building 300.

[[Verde Valley School]], a boarding International Baccalaureate high school with many international students, is located between the [[Village of Oak Creek]] and Red Rock Crossing. It hosts numerous 'traditions' and performances open to the community. Their mascot is the coyote. Total attendance measures about 120 students per year, grades 9–12. Oscar-winning composer [[James Horner]] studied there (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Legends of The Fall).

[[Sedona Charter School]] (SCS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sedonacharterschool.com/|title=Sedona Charter School|website=Sedonacharterschool.com|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> is located behind the [[Sedona Public Library]], serving as a [[Montessori]]-based school for grades K–8.

Yavapai College's Sedona Center for Arts & Technology includes the [[Sedona Film School]], which offers certificates in independent filmmaking, the Business Partnership Program, the [[Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes|Osher Lifelong Learning Institute]], and the University of Arizona Mini Med School.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Sedona Airport]] is a [[non-towered airport|non-towered]] [[general aviation]] airport located within the city limits. The nearest commercial airports are [[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport]] ({{convert|26|mi|disp=sqbr}} away), [[Prescott Regional Airport]] ({{convert|68|mi|disp=sqbr}} away), and [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] ({{convert|119|mi|disp=sqbr}} away).

===Healthcare===
Verde Valley Medical Center – Sedona Campus is an outpatient facility providing 24/7 emergency services, cancer services, and primary and specialty healthcare to the Sedona/Oak Creek area. The facility is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare system and is a subdivision of Verde Valley Medical Center in the nearby city of [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nahealth.com/contact-us/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122026/http://www.verdevalleymedicalcenter.com/SedonaCampus/OurServices/|url-status=dead|title=Contact Us &#124;|archive-date=October 6, 2014|website=Web.archive.org|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>

===Cemeteries===
Sedona's oldest burial ground is the Schuerman–Red Rock Cemetery, dating from 1893. Another [[pioneer cemetery]] is the Cooks Cedar Gate Cemetery, with an initial burial in 1918. The Sedona Community Cemetery, also known as Sedona Memorial Park,<ref>{{GNIS|34244|Sedona Community Cemetery}}</ref> is on Pine Drive.

==Notable people==
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* [[Robert Adams (spiritual teacher)|Robert Adams]] – American [[Advaita]] teacher
* [[Samaire Armstrong]] – actress
* [[Michelle Branch]] – singer/songwriter<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.redrockreview.com/Sep01/1story.html | publisher=Red Rock Review | title=Michelle Branch, Local singer/songwriter is "Everywhere" | last=Fried| first=Paul | access-date=September 14, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127142459/http://redrockreview.com/Sep01/1story.html | archive-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>
<!-- * [[Raúl Héctor Castro]] – 14th Governor of Arizona – Unclear if he lived in Sedona – he's buried in the Sedona Community Cemetery-->
* [[Brandon Decker]] - singer/songwriter based in Sedona
* [[Gail Edwards]] – actress<ref name=FR>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreeresource.com/list-of-famous-people-from-arizona | title=List of Famous People from Arizona | publisher=The Free Resource | access-date=June 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://archive.today/TUdyf?url=http://www.thefreeresource.com/list-of-famous-people-from-arizona | archive-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Max Ernst]] - surrealist and dadaist artist, brought international art world attention to Sedona when it was less than 100 people. 
* [[Justin Frankel]] – computer programmer
* [[Kevin Geary]] – English portrait and abstract artist<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.degruyter.com/database/AKL/entry/_00634431/html |title=Geary, Kevin |last=Kronthaler |first=Helmut |editor1-last=Tegethoff |editor1-first=Wolf |editor2-last=Savoy |editor2-first=Bénédicte |editor3-last=Beyer |editor3-first=Andreas |date=2009 |website=Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online / Artists of the World Online |publisher=K. G. Saur |access-date=October 1, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]] – musician/songwriter (Mr. Mister)
* [[James Gregory (actor)|James Gregory]] – television actor
* [[James Horner]] – film composer (studied at the Verde Valley School in the 1970s)
* [[Greg Lawson (photographer)|Greg Lawson]] – American photographer, author, and publisher
* [[Sagan Lewis]] – actress, former program director of the [[Sedona International Film Festival]]<ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes |title=Sagan Lewis, Actress and Wife of Emmy Winner Tom Fontana, Dies at 63 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sagan-lewis-dead-actress-tom-918366 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 9, 2016 |access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Howard Madole]] – recognized as "Sedona's first architect", his influence is seen all over the city<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howard Madole's History {{!}} Howard Madole {{!}} Modern Phoenix |url=https://modernphoenix.net/madole/madolehistory.htm |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=modernphoenix.net}}</ref>
* [[Tom O'Halleran]] – U. S. representative
* [[Israel Regardie]] – writer, occultist, and sometime secretary to [[Aleister Crowley]]
* [[Dorothea Tanning]] - artist, writer, feminist art icon

==In popular culture==
* In 1982 singer [[Donna Loren]] released the song "Sedona" on her own label, Royalty Records. The song was written by Loren while living in Sedona. [[James Burton]] produced the song with Loren, played guitar, and assembled other members of the Elvis Presley [[TCB Band]]: [[Ronnie Tutt]] (drums), [[Jerry Scheff]] (bass), and [[Glen D. Hardin]] (piano). [[Chris Hillman]] played mandolin. It was Loren's first recording since 1967, and subsequently appeared on her compilation, ''Magic: The 80's Collection''.<ref name="Donna">{{cite web | url = http://www.donnaloren.net  | publisher= DonnaLoren.net | title=Donna Loren Official Website}}</ref>
* A film titled ''[[Sedona (film)|Sedona]]'' was released in 2012. It was the first feature film to be shot entirely in Sedona since the 1970s when the heyday of Hollywood filmmaking in the area ended. The cast includes [[Frances Fisher]], [[Seth Peterson]], [[Barry Corbin]], [[Christopher Atkins]], [[Lin Shaye]] and [[Beth Grant]].<ref name="Sedona">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmovie.com/movie/sedona-v551563/  | publisher=[[AllMovie]] | title=Sedona}}</ref>
* The racing video games ''[[Forza Motorsport 3]]'' and ''[[Forza Motorsport 4]]'' feature the fictional track "Sedona Raceway Park".<ref>[https://forzamotorsport.net/en-US/games/fm4/tracks/Sedona_Raceway_Park Forza Motorsport 4 Locations] – Forza Motorsport official website (04/10/2022)</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona}}
* [[Mogollon Rim]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Sedona}}
* {{official website|http://www.sedonaaz.gov/}}
* {{osmrelation|3997092}}

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