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Welcome to Artemas ...

Artemas is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artemas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Artemas is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Artemas: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Artemas: 17211<4>

Websites for Artemas ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Artemas ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Everett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
  • Carpendale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Hyndman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Manns Choice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artemas ...

Looking for more information about Artemas? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Artemas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Artemas.

Adding Artemas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artemas 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 (so far) for Artemas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Artemas post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artemas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artemas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Artemas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Artemas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Artemas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Artemas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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