Welcome to Artondale ...

Artondale is located in Pierce County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Artondale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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<3>.

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.

• Tacoma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Kent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Federal Way
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lakewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• Puyallup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• Bremerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>

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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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