Mentryville

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in Los Angeles County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Mentryville
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: California
County: Los Angeles County
USGS Map: Newhall
Coordinates: 34.3791940, -118.6110000
Show on archive map
GNIS Feature ID: 2805867

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Established by Charles Alexander Mentry in the 1870s; oil production slowed during the 1920s and the community was abandoned.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 2805867. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Website Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority https://mrca.ca.gov/

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.