Artesia Wells, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Cotulla census division. The Survey maps it on the Artesia Wells quadrangle. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1927 USGS Artesia Wells quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS Bart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1929 USGS Cotulla quadrangle1:125000
- 1940 USGS Artesia Wells quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Artesia Wells quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cotulla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Artesia quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
45 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Artesia Wells between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,718 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 52 FIRE |
| 5 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM63 SOUTH |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM63 |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM63 GRASSFIRE |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM53 1/2 GRASSFIRE |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSMM50 |
| 10 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE MM57 CENTER MEDIAN |
Storms near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Artesia Wells in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia Wells | $20,000 | Pictures submitted from the public showed large mesquite trees blown down. Roof damage occurred to a church. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia Wells | - | Small to medium sized branches were broken from trees near Artesia Wells. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Artesia Wells | - | Major flooding occurred in southeast La Salle County as a flood wave from San Casamiro Creek moved through. Major flooding cut off extensive portions of the flood plain. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Artesia Wells | - | Dime sized hail occurred at Artesia Wells. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Artesia Wells | - | Farm to Market Road 624 was closed from Cotulla to the county line due to water over the road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Artesia Wells | - | Quarter sized hail occurred near Artesia Wells. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Artesia Wells | - | Flooding was reported on Farm to Market Road 133 west of Artesia Wells. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Artesia Wells | - | Sheriff report of golfball sized hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Artesia Wells | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Artesia Wells | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamora Acres Colonia | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cotulla | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gardendale | 16.7 miles | 9 | |
| Encinal | 16.9 miles | 9 | |
| Woodward | 17.6 miles | 8 | |
| Los Angeles | 19.8 miles | 10 | |
| Millett | 21.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dull | 21.9 miles | 9 |
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 Artesia Wells | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4797573 | 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 1329777. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










