St. David, Rural settlement in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
St. David is a census-designated place in southeastern Arizona, located in Cochise County along the San Pedro River. The settlement sits on flat agricultural land surrounded by open fields and low hills, with buildings spread widely apart.
St. David was founded in 1877 by Mormon settlers who followed the route of the Mormon Battalion, a group that had crossed the San Pedro Valley back in 1846. The first families came to farm the river land and built a tight-knit agricultural community.
The San Pedro Valley Fair takes place each year on the local high school grounds, bringing together farmers, craftspeople, and neighbors from across the region. The event gives visitors a direct look at rural traditions that have been kept alive since the 1930s.
The settlement is reached by State Route 80, a road that runs through the San Pedro Valley and connects to nearby towns. Services are very limited locally, so it is worth stopping in a larger town before or after visiting.
During the Great Depression, St. David kept going by supplying timber from local operations to Fort Huachuca and nearby mining towns, at a time when most small communities had little to fall back on. That local resource helped the settlement stay on its feet while others did not.
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