Welcome to Artex ...

Artex is located in Miller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Artex is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Artex: (870)

Communities near Artex ...

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

• Texarkana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Texarkana
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <4>
• Texarkana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Texarkana
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <4>
• Wake Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wake Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <4>
• Nash
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Nash
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <4>
• Stamps
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
  • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stamps
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
• Lewisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lewisville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Red Lick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Red Lick
• Fouke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
  • Fouke is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fouke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <4>
• Garland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Garland
• Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Hempstead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fulton

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 Artex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artex.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Artex. 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 Artex.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artex ...

Looking for more information about Artex? 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 Artex, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Artex.

Adding Artex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artex 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 Artex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Artex post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/