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Welcome to Artesian ...

Artesian is located in Yakima County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Artesian: 509

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)
  • Toppenish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Selah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wapato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zillah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4> 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artesian - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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