Etna, WY

    Etna, WY

    • Settled: In 1885, by mostly-European Mormon settlers, originally from Utah
    • Origin of Name: Early Mormon Bishop, Carl Cook, met with a group to choose a town name, reading from an insurance book. When he came to the name “Etna,” they decided on it since it was short and easy to spell
    • Notable Features: Post office/general store, cemetery, elementary school, LDS church, 2 Protestant churches, eating & convenience stores
    • Location: 26 miles (32 minutes) north of Afton on Hwy 89
    • Population at 2020 Census: 185- up from 123 in 2000

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