Welcome to Artesia ...

Artesia is located in Columbus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artesia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Artesia is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Artesia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Artesia is within the boundaries of the (910) area code.

Communities Also Named Artesia ...

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

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

Communities near Artesia ...

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

• Whiteville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Chadbourn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Bladenboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
  • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <4>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Clarkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
  • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <4>
• Bolton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
• East Arcadia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
  • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
• Sandyfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
  • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
• Rico
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Rico is located in Columbus County

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.<5>

From that list, the Artesia post office opened in 1907.

We also found Artesia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artesia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/