Download or read book Etowah County written by Mike Goodson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Etowah County, located in northeast Alabama, was formed in 1866 from parts of Marshall, Calhoun, St. Clair, DeKalb, Blount, and Cherokee Counties. Originally known as Baine, the area was named Etowah County in 1868. Although the smallest county in Alabama in land area, Etowah is rich in local history.