Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery History, Travel Information, Facts And More

It is the burial place in the city of Avondale, AZ (USA). It was established in 1917. It is the old cemetery and presently maintained and owned by the City of Avondale. It is open for visitation from 6 AM to 7 PM. A number of Mexican migrants and -Americans who used to work in the Goodyear Farms were rested in this cemetery.
History
A rich American industrialist in the early 19th century named Paul Weeks Litchfield went to Phoenix in order to establish a cotton company during WW1 as the demand for cotton was so high in that era. He did become interested in the Salt River Valley area in the central part of the AZ state and purchased 36,000 acres. He built a cemetery called "Pioneer Cemetery" in 1917 for the employees of the Goodyear farms. It was later renamed Litchfield Cemetery. He had also built Litchfield Ranch also known as Litchfield Park on 5 acres of the land from the 36,000 acres which he purchased.

The burial ground is situated at 3900 N Santa Fe Trail in Avondale city in AZ State (USA).

Bus
After arriving at the Santa Fe Trl & Amelia Av bus stop in Avondale, the cemetery is located within walking distance of just about 130 meters. Other nearby bus stops are on Osborn road and Indian school road.
Train
The nearest train station exit to the cemetery is Osborn/Central Ave in Phoenix, AZ. After arriving at the station one can hire a private vehicle or rental car and reached the cemetery in approximately half an hour as the distance between the cemetery and Osborn Ave train station is about 31 kilometers.
Air
Glendale Municipal Airport is the nearby airport to the Goodyear farms cemetery. It is situated within nine kilometers of the cemetery. The other nearest airport is Phoenix-Goodyear airport situated at a distance of 10 kilometers.