Welcome to Aetna ...

Aetna is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Aetna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aetna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Aetna is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Aetna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Aetna (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Aetna: (219)

Communities Also Named Aetna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Aetna - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aetna.

Communities near Aetna ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aetna.

• Hammond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Calumet City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
• Merrillville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Crown Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
• Schererville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>

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 Aetna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aetna.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aetna. 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 Aetna.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aetna. See our Newspapers Page for Aetna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aetna ...

Looking for more information about Aetna? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aetna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aetna.

Adding Aetna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aetna in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aetna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aetna post office opened in 1894.

We also found Aetna on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aetna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aetna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov