Artesian City, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 83344. The Survey maps it on the Murtaugh quadrangle. It stands 4,236 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Murtaugh quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rogerson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Artesian City between 1992 and 2017, burning about 385 acres in total. 18 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | MTNMEADOW2 |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.6 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARTESIAN |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | 22 acres | Idaho Falls District | BUCKHORN |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARTESIAN |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MOUNTAIN MEADOW |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | BUCKHORN |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | BUCKHORN |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Artesian City: 11 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Artesian City | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murtaugh | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bickel (historical) | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Striker | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Milner | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bills | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Hansen | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kimberly | 13.5 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Artesian City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q117261547 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396053. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.



