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Welcome to Aetna ...

So far, we found very little information about Aetna. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Aetna to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aetna, please Contact Us.


Aetna would have been located within present day Barber County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aetna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Aetna is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Aetna was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Aetna was located: 620

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, Indiana, 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.

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.

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 (so far) 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 1885. The Aetna post office closed in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aetna.

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 Aetna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Barber, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aetna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/