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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Etna, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°33′57″N 90°19′39″W / 42.56583°N 90.32750°W / 42.56583; -90.32750
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyLafayette
TownNew Diggings
Elevation231 m (758 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1577591

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). 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.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Darlington
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42°33′57″N 90°19′39″W / 42.56583°N 90.32750°W / 42.56583; -90.32750


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