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Welcome to Etowah ...Etowah is located in Floyd County<1>. The location of Etowah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Etowah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. Etowah is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Etowah lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Etowah (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Telephone area codes for Etowah: (706) and (762)<4> Communities Also Named Etowah ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Etowah: This one is located in Floyd County and the other is located in Lumpkin County. Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Etowah - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Etowah. Communities near Etowah ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Etowah.
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 Etowah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Etowah. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Etowah. 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 Etowah. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Etowah. See our Newspapers Page for Etowah. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Etowah ...Looking for more information about Etowah? 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 Etowah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Etowah. Adding Etowah to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Etowah 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 Etowah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Etowah on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883. For more details, see References and Mentions for Etowah. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Etowah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/ The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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