Etna, Pershing County, Nevada

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

Etna (site), Nevada
Ghost town
Etna
Etna
Coordinates: 40°22′16″N 118°19′14″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyHumboldt
Elevation
4,170 ft (1,270 m)

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]

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.


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