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Mentryville

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Santa Susana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Santa Susana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mentryville is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California, recorded as human settlement in Newhall, California, United States of America. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mentryville as a historical populated place on the Newhall topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.3792° N, 118.6110° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewhall
Nearest living townStevenson Ranch, CA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2805867
Coordinates34.37919, -118.61100

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What's there now

Mentryville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stevenson Ranch, CA (population 21,317), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

C.A. Mentry House, Mentryville, Santa Susana Mountains - Southern California
C.A. Mentry House, Mentryville, Santa Susana Mountains - Southern California · Los Angeles / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Mentryville?

Mentryville is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.3792, -118.6110.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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