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Welcome to Artesia ...

Artesia is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artesia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Artesia is 3,270 feet [997 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Artesia is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Artesia lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Artesia (for example, toward Virden (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Artesia: 928

Communities Also Named Artesia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Artesia - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico and North Carolina.

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

Websites for Artesia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Artesia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Artesia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artesia ...

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

Adding Artesia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artesia 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 Artesia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Artesia post office opened in 1912.

We also found Artesia on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artesia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artesia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/