Etna (site), Nevada
Ghost town
Etna is located in Nevada
Etna
Etna
Etna is located in the United States
Etna
Etna
Coordinates: 40°22′16″N 118°19′14″W / 40.37111°N 118.32056°W / 40.37111; -118.32056[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyHumboldt
Elevation
4,170 ft (1,270 m)

Etna is a former townsite, now a ghost town, in Pershing County, Nevada.[1]

History

Etna was established in 1865 when the mill on site began processing silver ore from nearby mines. The following year, there was a general store, an additional mill, a livery stable, surveyor's office and ferry service across the Humboldt River. Etna had a post office from July 1866 until October 1866.[2] By 1866, one mill had been dismantled and moved to another town and the remaining mill was closed. For the remainder of the decade, milling continued off and on in a limited way. By 1872. Etna was abandoned.[3] Etna's population is now 0.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etna (historical)
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etna Post Office
  3. ↑ Paher, Stanley W. (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 126.


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