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Welcome to Etter ...

Etter is located in Dakota County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Etter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Etter is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Etter ...

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

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

Communities near Etter ...

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

  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Inver Grove Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemount
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Farmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Wing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • River Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
  • Saint Paul Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people

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 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 (so far) for Etter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Etter post office opened in 1871. The Etter post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Etter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/