Tombstone, Arizona

Tombstone
City
Tombstone in 2018
Seal
Motto:  The Town Too Tough To Die
Location of Tombstone in Cochise County, Arizona
Coordinates: 31°44′20″N 110°05′15″W / 31.73889°N 110.08750°W / 31.73889; -110.08750
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Founded	1879
Incorporated	1881
Area [1]
• Total	9.25 sq mi (23.96 km2)
• Land	9.25 sq mi (23.96 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,406 ft (1,343 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,308
• Density	141.37/sq mi (54.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST (no DST))
ZIP Code	85638
Area code	520
FIPS code	04-74400
GNIS feature ID	2412081[2]
Website	cityoftombstoneaz.gov

Tombstone is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew significantly into the mid-1880s as the local mines produced $40 to $85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and presently draws most of its revenue from tourism.