Rohnerville, California

Rohnerville
—  Unincorporated community  —
Rohnerville
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Humboldt County
Elevation[1] 197 ft (60 m)

Rohnerville (formerly, Eel River)[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) southeast of Fortuna,[2] at an elevation of 197 feet (60 m).[1]

The Eel River post office opened in 1857 and changed its name to Rohnerville in 1874 in honor of the town's founder, Henry Rohner.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rohnerville, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 134. ISBN 9781884995149.