Etna, Pershing County, Nevada

Etna (site), Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 40°22′16″N 118°19′14″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Humboldt
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. 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.