How do I get to the site where Johnny Ringo’s body was found? Gerald Schaefer Aberdeen, Washington Johnny Ringo’s body was found on the bank of Turkey Creek. Find Sunizona on an Arizona highway map (it’s northeast of Tombstone). Go east on State Route 181 about 12 miles. Where the highway turns north, keep going east on the dirt road to Turkey Creek Canyon. There’s a small ranch near the site. As a courtesy, ask permission to check out the site. They appreciate the gesture.

True West March/April 2025
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- Truth Be Known
- What Has Taught Me: Deb Goodrich
- Earp, Cowboy Songs & Prairie Hygiene
- Trails of the Old West
- The Frontier Characters of South Dakota
- The Bowie Knife
- The Kindled Flame 1835
- King of the Scatterguns
- Selling the Mythic West and the Real West
- A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve
- The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
- Frontier Colossus