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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Artesia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Artesia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Artesia, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Artesia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Artesia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Artesia is historic, it would have been located within present day Lyon County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Mono (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Mineral, Storey & Washoe.

Below are the counties that are near Artesia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Artesia:

  • Lyon County     (The home county of Artesia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Smith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yerington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wellington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wabuska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
      • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Mound House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Empire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City
    • New Empire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
    • Carson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
    • Johnson Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
    • Topaz Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
      • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
    • Gardnerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Minden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County
    • Indian Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Genoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
    • Kingsbury Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Copper Run ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
      • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
    • Schurz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • American City is located in Storey County
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Gold Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Mesa Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Alpine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
      • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Markleeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marklee Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Sorensens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
  • Mono County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Topaz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Coleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Artesia, see our County-by-County Page for Artesia.

Newspapers Published in Artesia ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Artesia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Artesia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Artesia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Artesia:

Cemeteries Near Artesia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Artesia.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Artesia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Artesia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Artesia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.

  • Mason
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Lyon County
  • Wellington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wabuska
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Gardnerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
  • Brunswick ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Carson City
  • Mound House
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Topaz
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Empire
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Carson City
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Carson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Artesia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Artesia.

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Artesia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Artesia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Artesia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9538, Longitude: -119.3754       In this case, the coordinates for Artesia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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