Etna, Minnesota 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 153rd Avenue. U.S. Highway 63 is nearby. Etna Creek and the South Branch Root River both flow through the community. Nearby places in Minnesota include Spring Valley, Ostrander, Le Roy, Cherry Grove, and
Mount Etna The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations. In June 2013, it was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The word Etna is from the Greek αἴθω ("aithō"), meaning "I burn", through an iotacist pronunciation. In Classical Greek, it is called ("Aítnē"), a name given also to Catania and the city originally known as Inessa.