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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
- Colonial Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Montross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
- Montross is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
- Samuels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New London. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Stuart Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Edgehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - King George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King George
- King George is located in King George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King George <4>
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 for Etta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Etta post office opened in 1906.
We also found Etta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Etta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Etta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |