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Welcome to Etna ...

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

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

Etna would have been located within present day Ravalli County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Etna is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Etna is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Etna was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Etna, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Etna was located: 406

Communities Also Named Etna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Etna: This one is located in Ravalli County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Montana, there are 30 communities that are also named Etna - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Etna ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pinesdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Corvallis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leisure Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Grantsdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lolo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Gorus
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gorus is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorus
  • Clinton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

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 Etna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Ravalli, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etna - 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.