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Welcome to Artondale ...

Artondale is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Artondale is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Artondale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artondale ...

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

Adding Artondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artondale 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 Artondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Artondale post office opened in 1878.

We also found Artondale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artondale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artondale - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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