Etna, California . Etna, California Etna is a city in the Scott Valley area of Siskiyou County, California, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census, down from 781 at the 2000 census. Originally named Rough and Ready, it was changed by statute in 1874 to Etna after the local flour mill (spelled Ætna/Aetna after Mount Ætna in Sicily). Etna is located at (41.457350, -122.896875). Etna is in Northern California near the Oregon border, located in Scott Valley near the CDP of Greenview, the city of Fort Jones, and the unincorporated community of Callahan. Etna is located at the foot
Etna (sternwheeler) the Harvey Mill Company was building a logging railroad. The first car for the railroad was brought in on November 6, 1912 by the steamer "Etna". A large shipment of rails was expected, sufficient to construct the anticipated seven miles of trackage that the company planned to build. November 6 was also the first day that the water level in the river had risen sufficiently to allow "Etna" to resume operations. The first five cars of rails arrived at Woodland on November 20, 1912, and were placed on the river bank to be carried upriver by the steamer "Etna". There