Welcome to Etta ...
So far, we found very little information about Etta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Etta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Etta, please Contact Us.
Etta would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
The location of Etta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Etta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Etta is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Etta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Etta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Etta - they are located in California, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Etta.
Communities near Etta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Etta.
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Arkadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <5>
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Caddo Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Traskwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Leola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <5>
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Prattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <5>
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Etta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Etta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Etta. 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 Etta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Etta. See our Newspapers Page for Etta.
Adding Etta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Etta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Etta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Etta post office opened in 1889.
We also found Etta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Etta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Etta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |