Etna (Aetna) is an

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located in the town of New Diggings, in Lafayette County,

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, United States. It lies at an elevation of 758 feet (231 m). Originally named Aetna, a local legend has it that a

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representing the spouting of the Sicilian Mount Etna stood on the spot of the community.

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Unincorporated communities in Lafayette County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{LafayetteCountyWI-geo-stub