BlockEtna, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Etna Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43018. The Survey maps it on the Pataskala quadrangle. 1,209 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1907 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresEtna fell from 1,215 to 1,209 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,215 | |
| 2020 | 1,209 | -6 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Thurston quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Thurston quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pataskala quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Pataskala quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
5,589 words on this townshipHistory of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Etna Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
This is a township of good farming land, and is drained by the tributaries of the South fork of Licking and of the Scioto river. The former stream passes across the northeast corner and sends its branches through the eastern part of the township, nearly to its center. The western part is well watered by the head-waters of Black Lick creek and Sycamore creek, the latter passing entirely across the township, flowing south into the Little Walnut, whose waters join with those of the Scioto a few miles above Circleville. The tributaries of the Black Lick in this township bear to the southeast, and the waters find their way through the Big Walnut to the Scioto. Beyond the town of Etna is a ridge passing diagonally across the township from northwest to southeast, dividing the waters of the Scioto and Licking.
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
This territory, lying as it did far from the usual route of pioneer travel, was not settled untill 1815. About that date John Williams settled on what has since been known as the Matthews farm. Several families of the Nelsons; John Crouch; Jacob, Peter and George Houser; Messrs. Parkinson, Bergman, Heffner, Denison, Gary, Drake, and John and David Herron, all began clearing
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
As originally laid out, Etna was nine and a half miles long from east to west and two and a half miles wide; but some time after *1850, one-half mile was taken off the east end and added to Harrison township.
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Etna Township - it names this place 21 more 21 times.
Fires near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Etna between 2009 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15770 |
| 11 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15748 |
| 28 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15730 |
| 9 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15923 |
| 4 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15838 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 618 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 618 specimens collected within 10 miles of Etna between 1890 and 1975: 587 Animalia, 27 Fungi, 4 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Elliott, C.C. Green, Cavender, T. M. (Ted M.) and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puccinia seymeriae Burrill | 1890 | not recorded | Alexandria |
 | Gibberella saubinetii (Durieu & Mont.) Sacc. | 1894 | not recorded | Alexandria |
 | Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl. | 1902 | Kelsey F. D. | Lakeside |
 | Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein. | 1902 | Kelsey F. D. | Lakeside |
| Podosphaera oxyacanthae (DC.) de Bary | 1902 | Kelsey F. D. | Lakeside | |
 | Tabanus trimaculatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1806 | 1946 | Edw S Thomas | Ash Cave |
 | Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1950 | L. J. Gier | White's Gulch |
 | Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1975 | Jezerinac, R. (Raymond) et al. | S Fk Licking River, Beaver Run on TR 35 about 0.4 mi W of SR 37. |
 | Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1975 | Jezerinac, R. (Raymond) & Lea, C. (Carol) | S.Fk.Licking River, Bell Run; Br. on TR 35 about 1.5 mi W of SR 37 |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1975 | Jezerinac, R. (Raymond) et al. | S Fk Licking River, Beaver Run on TR 35 about 0.4 mi W of SR 37. |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1975 | Jezerinac, R. (Raymond) & Lea, C. (Carol) | S.Fk.Licking River, Bell Run; Br. on TR 35 about 1.5 mi W of SR 37 |
 | Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789 | 1975 | Jezerinac, R. (Raymond) & Lea, C. (Carol) | S. Fk. Licking River, Bell Run on I-70 about 0.2mi W of SR 37 |
All 618 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Etna: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Etna in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $20,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, along with a few windows blown out. A few homes also experienced roof damage. |
| February 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Etna | $10,000 | A brief tornado occurred along Watkins Road SW, between Interstate 70 and US Route 40. Damage was very localized and consisted mostly of snapped or uprooted softwood trees. Despite the lack of numerous damage indicators, several trees were uprooted in a cross-directional orientation, nearly perpendicular to the direction of the tornado's movement northeast. These trees, in combination with low elevation radar data from the TCMH Terminal Doppler Radar, provided enough evidence to support the determination of a tornado. Any damage further to the southwest or northeast of the|damage on Watkins Road SW was either minimal or inconsistent to extend the track for this tornado. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $5,000 | Large tree branches were downed. Several power poles were broken. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $4,000 | Multiple large, heathy trees were downed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Refugee Road near Liberty Christian Academy. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $1,000 | Large limbs were reported down near Etna due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Etna | - | Sycamore Creek near Etna was reported out of its bank. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagram | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pataskala | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Columbia Center | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fursville | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Happy Homes | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Sunshine Park | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Kirkersville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Summit Station | 4.6 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Etna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5404670 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1040239. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.