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Welcome to Etta ...

Etta is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Etta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Etta is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Etta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Etta: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Etta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Etta - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Etta ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montross
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Samuels Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Shiloh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • New London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New London is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Stuart Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Edgehill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Edgehill is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
  • King George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Etta ...

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

Adding Etta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Etta 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 Etta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Etta post office opened in 1906. The Etta post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Etta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Etta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Etta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/