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 Iron Works Etna Iron Works The Etna Iron Works (sometimes rendered as Ætna Iron Works) was a 19th-century ironworks and manufacturing plant for marine steam engines located in New York City. The Etna Works was a failing small business when purchased by ironmolder John Roach and three partners in 1852. Roach soon gained full ownership of the business and quickly transformed it into a successful general-purpose ironworks. Roach took advantage of the American Civil War to transform the Etna Works into one of New York's leading manufacturers of marine steam engines. By the end of the war, he was in a position