Welcome to Artesian ...

Artesian is located in Yakima County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artesian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Artesian is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Artesian lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Artesian is within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Artesian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Artesian - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Artesian ...

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

• Yakima
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yakima
  • Yakima is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakima <4>
• Toppenish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppenish
  • Toppenish is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toppenish <4>
• Selah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Selah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <4>
• Union Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap
  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <4>
• Wapato
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapato
  • Wapato is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapato <4>
• Granger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <4>
• Zillah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zillah
  • Zillah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zillah <4>
• Harrah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <4>
• Terrace Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
  • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
• Parker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Yakima 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 Artesian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artesian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artesian ...

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

Adding Artesian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Artesian post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artesian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/