Artesian, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the Northeast Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98936. It lies near Washout Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Elephant Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,112 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Elephant Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Artesian between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,876 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 2,165 acres | Spokane District | KONNOWAC PASS |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,083 acres | Spokane District | KONNOWAC |
| 6 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,483 acres | Spokane District | RATTLESNAKE HILLS |
| 4 July 1992 | Fireworks | 125 acres | Spokane District | ELEPHANT |
| 25 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIDGE ROAD |
| 15 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,070 acres | Spokane District | PLATH ROAD |
| 15 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,830 acres | Spokane District | ELEPHANT 2 |
| 15 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2,115 acres | Spokane District | ELEPHANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Artesian: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Heights | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hypotheek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxee City | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Birchfield | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Donald | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Terrace Heights | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Union Gap | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sawyer | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parker | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Flint | 7.3 miles | 13 |
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 | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4797575 | 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 1514878. 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.






