Rohnerville, California

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Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 124°08′08″W / 40.56694°N 124.13556°W / 40.56694; -124.13556

Rohnerville
Unincorporated community
Old Town Rohnerville
Rohnerville
Location in California
Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 124°08′08″W / 40.56694°N 124.13556°W / 40.56694; -124.13556
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]

The town is now part of Fortuna, California.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rohnerville, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. 
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