The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ethel \Eth"el\, a. [AS. e[eth]ele, [ae][eth]ele. See
   Atheling.]
   Noble. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ethel, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    452
   Housing Units (2000): 208
   Land area (2000):     0.600855 sq. miles (1.556206 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.600855 sq. miles (1.556206 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23220
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             33.123524 N, 89.465275 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39067
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Ethel, MS
    Ethel


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ethel, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
   Population (2000):    100
   Housing Units (2000): 55
   Land area (2000):     0.238479 sq. miles (0.617658 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.238479 sq. miles (0.617658 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22672
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.893961 N, 92.739557 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     63539
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Ethel, MO
    Ethel