Aetna Springs, California

Aetna Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Aetna Springs
Location within the state of California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Napa
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 94567
Area code(s) 707
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1659686[1]

Aetna Springs is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 771 feet (235 m). The ZIP Code is 94567. The community is inside area code 707.

It was named after a nearby hot spring. The spring was so named by the owner of the Aetna Mines, John Lawley, when he discovered the spring in the 1880s.[2]

On June 9, 2009 it was announced that The Aetna Springs Resort would close [3] Snell Valley lies to the north of Aetna Springs.

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Politics

In the state legislature, Aetna Springs is in the 2nd Senate District and in the 7th Assembly District. Federally, Aetna Springs is located in California's 1st congressional district.

In literature

Aetna Springs is the locale of Frances Marion's Valley People, a book of short stories published in 1935.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aetna Springs, California". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1659686. 
  2. ^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed. ed.). University of California Press. pp. 3. ISBN 0-520-24217-3. 
  3. ^ Jones, Jillian (2009-06-10). "Aetna Springs to close". Napa Valley Register. http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/local/doc4a2ec8e79083e403232348.txt. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
  4. ^ Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood, Cari Beauchamp, University of California Press, 1997.