Etna, Wisconsin

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Etna, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Etna
Coordinates: 42°33′57″N90°19′39″W / 42.56583°N 90.32750°W / 42.56583; -90.32750
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Lafayette
Town New Diggings
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1577591 [1]

Etna (Aetna) is an unincorporated community located in the town of New Diggings, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies at an elevation of 758 feet (231 m). [1] Originally named Aetna, a local legend has it that a lime kiln representing the spouting of the Sicilian Mount Etna stood on the spot of the community. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etna, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-87020-707-5.

42°33′57″N90°19′39″W / 42.56583°N 90.32750°W / 42.56583; -90.32750


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