Welcome to Fish Rock ...

Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fish Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fish Rock is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fish Rock lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fish Rock: (707)

Communities near Fish Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fish Rock.

• Point Arena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Arena
  • Point Arena is located in Mendocino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Arena <3>
• Sea Ranch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch
  • Sea Ranch is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Ranch <3>
• Stronetta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronetta
  • Stronetta is located in Mendocino County
• Manchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Annapolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <3>
• Stewarts Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Point
  • Stewarts Point is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewarts Point <3>
• Boonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <3>
• Philo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>
• Hermitage ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
• Yorkville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fish Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fish Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fish Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fish Rock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Fish Rock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fish Rock ...

Looking for more information about Fish Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fish Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fish Rock.

Adding Fish Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fish Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fish Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fish Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/