Welcome to Artesian ...

Artesian is located in Bremer County<1>.

The location of Artesian has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artesian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Artesian is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Artesian lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Artesian lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Artesian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Artesian - they are located in Arkansas, South Dakota and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Artesian.

Communities near Artesian ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Artesian.

• Waterloo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cedar Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Waverly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Evansdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Sumner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Denver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
• Nashua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Tripoli
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <4>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Shell Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Artesian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artesian.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Artesian. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Artesian.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Artesian. See our Newspapers Page for Artesian.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artesian ...

Looking for more information about Artesian? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Artesian, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Artesian.

Adding Artesian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artesian in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Artesian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Artesian post office opened in 1897.

We also found Artesian on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artesian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Artesian. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/