Welcome to Etter ...

Etter is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Etter is located in Moore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Etter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Etter is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Etter is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Etter is within the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Etter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Etter - they are located in California, Minnesota, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Etter ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Etter.

• Dumas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Dumas is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <4>
• Sunray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
  • Sunray is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <4>
• Stratford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Hartley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Hartley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartley <4>
• Masterson
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
  • Masterson is located in Moore County
• Dalhart
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalhart
  • Dalhart is located in Dallam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalhart <4>
• Morse
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Hansford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <4>
• Channing
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Hartley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <4>
• Pringle
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Etter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Etter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Etter ...

Looking for more information about Etter? 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 Etter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Etter.

Adding Etter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Etter 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 Etter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Etter post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Etter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/