Rohnerville (formerly Eel River) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located southeast of Fortuna, at an elevation of .

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.

Rohnerville, California

Early residents were Mary Brown, widow of John Brown the abolitionist, and her daughters, who move to Rohnerville from Red Bluff in Tehama County and lived in Rohnerville from 1870 until 1881, when she moved to Saratoga, California. (See John Brown's body#The family moves to California.)

Rohnerville, California

The town is now part of Fortuna, California.

Rohnerville, California

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rohnerville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.

See also

Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Rohnerville Airport

References

Unincorporated communities in California

1857 establishments in California

Populated places established in 1857