Etna, Indiana

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Etna, Indiana
Unincorporated town
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Etna
Location of Etna in Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°16′25″N85°34′25″W / 41.27361°N 85.57361°W / 41.27361; -85.57361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Whitley
Township Etna-Troy
Elevation
[1]
932 ft (284 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46764
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-21484 [2]
GNIS feature ID 434242

Etna is an unincorporated town in Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

History

Etna was platted in 1849. The community was named after Etna, Ohio, the native home of a first settler. [4]

A post office was established at Etna in 1851. The name of the post office was changed to Hecla in 1861, and operated under this name until 1904. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Etna, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kaler, Samuel P.; Maring, Richard H. (1907). History of Whitley County, Indiana. B. F. Bowen & Company. pp.  244.
  5. ↑ "Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2016.


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