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Welcome to Aetna ...

Aetna is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aetna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Area Code for Aetna: 931

Communities Also Named Aetna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Aetna: This one is located in Hickman County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 9 communities that are also named Aetna - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Michigan.

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.

  • Greenfield Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sawdust
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Graytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Chartersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Voorhies
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aetna ...

Looking for more information about Aetna? 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 Aetna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Aetna post office opened in 1886. The Aetna post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aetna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aetna - 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/