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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 Jackson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Etna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Etna is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Etna was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Etna was located: 541 & 458<4>

Communities Also Named Etna ...

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

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

Websites for Etna ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities near Etna ...

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

  • Medford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Central Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Spikenard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
  • Brownsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Sams Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • White City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wimer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer

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.

Adding Etna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Etna 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 (so far) for Etna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Etna post office opened in 1882. The Etna post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Oregon's counties, including Jackson, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Etna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Etna area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/