40°34′01″N 124°08′08″W / 40.56694°N 124.13556°W
Rohnerville | |
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 Old Town Rohnerville | |
  Rohnerville Location in California  Rohnerville Rohnerville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 124°08′08″W / 40.56694°N 124.13556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Elevation | 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]
Early residents were Mary Brown, widow of John Brown the abolitionist, and her daughters, who moved to Rohnerville from Red Bluff in Tehama County and lived in Rohnerville from 1870 until 1881, when she moved to Saratoga, California.[3][4] (See John Brown's body#The family moves to California.)
The town is now part of Fortuna, California.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rohnerville, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 134. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "A much underrated piece of Red Bluff real estate". Red Bluff Tehama County Daily News (Red Bluff, California). February 21, 1968. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Brown's Widow Came to Red Bluff in 1864 (pt. 2 of 2)". Red Bluff Tehama County Daily News (Red Bluff, California). December 5, 1929. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.