Etna, Utah
Encyclopedia
Etna is an unincorporated community
located in western Box Elder County
, Utah
, United States
, five miles southwest of Grouse Creek
. It lies at an elevation of 5223 feet (1592 m).
Originally called West Fork, Etna was settled in 1875 by Valison and Alma C. Tanner. The permanent name of Etna was later chosen by a local mail carrier
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
located in western Box Elder County
Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
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, five miles southwest of Grouse Creek
Grouse Creek, Utah
Grouse Creek is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. It lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains. Its elevation is 5,331 feet...
. It lies at an elevation of 5223 feet (1592 m).
Originally called West Fork, Etna was settled in 1875 by Valison and Alma C. Tanner. The permanent name of Etna was later chosen by a local mail carrier
Mail carrier
A mail carrier, mailman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman , postman/postwoman , letter carrier or postie is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses...
.