Artesian, Washington

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Artesian, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Artesian, Washington
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Artesian, Washington
Artesian, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°33′07″N120°21′16″W / 46.5520723°N 120.3545040°W / 46.5520723; -120.3545040 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Yakima
Elevation
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1,112 ft (339 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98936
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1514878 [2]

Artesian is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile east of Moxee.

The community was named by James H. Gano, because several artesian wells were found in the area [3] :9. Gano established the community's post office in his home in 1900. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Artesian". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond Stephen (1923). Origin of Washington Geographic Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN   978-0-598-97480-8.
  4. ↑ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.


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