Etna, Minnesota Greenleafton. Nearby places in Iowa include Chester and Lime Springs. Etna is located 5 miles east of Ostrander; and 4 miles west of Cherry Grove. Forestville Mystery Cave State Park is also nearby. Etna, Minnesota Etna is an unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. Etna is located within ZIP code 55975 based in Spring Valley. A post office previously operated in the community of Etna from 1856 to 1901. The community was named for Mount Etna, on Sicily. The community is located 8 miles southeast of Spring Valley, at the junction of Fillmore County 14 and
Etna (sternwheeler) to be ready to begin operations on Monday, May 13, 1912, with 25 to 40 men employed. About 25 men arrived at Woodland on Thursday May 9, and "Etna" took them to the logging camp on the North Fork at Yale, 25 miles upriver from Woodland. On Tuesday May 14, 1912, "Etna" went on a new schedule, running round trips on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays between Woodland and Ariel. Previously "Etna" had been traveling upriver one day and returning downriver the next day. The new schedule would remain in effect until the next low water season. In November 1912