How many people are buried in the Grand Canyon?

The cemetery—part of the Grand Canyon Village National Historic District—has more than 390 individual graves, several of which date back to before the establishment of the park and the dedication of the cemetery. CCC members surveying and staking grave plots in the Pioneer Cemetery.



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Falling Deaths at the Grand Canyon: 198 60 people have fallen off the ledge. 63 people have fallen from inside the canyon. 75 people in this category purposefully jumped or fell to commit suicide.

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People have used and lived in the Grand Canyon continuously for nearly 12,000 years, according to archaeological finds found within the national park. Here, granaries some 1,000 years old or so perch above Nankoweap, along the Colorado River in Marble Canyon.

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We Are Still Here Indigenous people are the first inhabitants and caretakers of the land that later became the United States of America and Grand Canyon National Park. Native people of this land still exist today and continue to have deep cultural connection to this land.

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20 Amazing Grand Canyon Facts
  • Grand Canyon National Park is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island. ...
  • The Hopi Tribe considers the Grand Canyon a gateway to the afterlife. ...
  • Temperatures vary greatly within the canyon. ...
  • The canyon is full of hidden caves. ...
  • In 1909, the canyon was the site of a giant hoax.


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The historic Hopi House, located right on the rim of Grand Canyon, has been offering authentic American Indian arts and crafts for over 100 years and also carries many other items for sale. The structure was completed in 1905 and is a large, multi-story building of stone masonry.

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Perhaps the most-visited is the burial site of Elvis Presley at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 600,000 people annually visit Graceland and Elvis' burial site. Initially, Elvis was buried in a mausoleum in Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis, but his body was moved after a theft attempt.

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About 12 deaths happen each year at the Grand Canyon, including from natural causes, medical problems, suicide, heat, drowning and traffic crashes. On average, two to three deaths per year are from accidental falls over the rim, park spokeswoman Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski says.

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The mystery of the Great Unconformity What's tricky about the Grand Canyon is that the rocks in its walls seem to be missing a big part of the picture. In 1869, a man named John Wesley Powell observed that several layers of rock that should've been in the Canyon walls were not present.

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About 900 people have died in the Grand Canyon. The leading cause of death is airplane and helicopter crashes, followed by falling from cliffs, environmental deaths (such as overheating), and drowning. On average, about 11 people die per year in the Grand Canyon.

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The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Tibet, a region of southwestern China, was formed over millions of years by the Yarlung Zangbo River. This canyon is the deepest in the world—at some points extending more than 5,300 meters (17,490 feet) from top to bottom.

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You cannot walk to Africa from the Grand Canyon though unless you go up through Alaska then into Russia and all the way through Central Asia and into Africa.

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Despite these strategically located private in-holdings, the vast majority of the Grand Canyon is owned by the federal government, held in trust for the American people and managed by a varied collection of federal agencies. Indian reservations, state land, and private land surround these federal lands.

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