Etter, Minnesota

Etter
Unincorporated community
Etter Location of the community of Etter within Ravenna Township, Dakota County Show map of Minnesota Etter Etter (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°39′42″N 92°44′38″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Dakota County
Township	Ravenna Township
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55033
Area code	651
GNIS feature ID	656173[1]

Etter is an unincorporated community in Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, near Hastings and Welch. It is along 200th Street East (County Road 68) near Ravenna Trail (County Road 54). State Highway 316 (MN 316) is nearby.

A post office called Etter was established in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927.^[2] The community was named for Alexander Etter, a storekeeper.^[3]

References

1. "Etter, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Dakota County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 167.