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Welcome to Artia ...

Artia is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Artia is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Artia: 276

Communities near Artia ...

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

  • Grundy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Haysi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Royal City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
  • Mouthcard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
  • Fedscreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
  • Vansant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lick Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artia ...

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

Adding Artia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Artia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Artia post office opened in 1903. The Artia post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artia - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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