BlockVanished settlements of Los Angeles County, California
The Geographic Names Information System records 28 places in Los Angeles County, California that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
28A place leaves this list only by being unmade: the post office closes, the mine works out, the road moves. The name stays in the federal gazetteer, flagged historical, and the topographic sheets that recorded it stay in the archive.
| Where in the county | Place | Where it stood | Nearest place today | Mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | near Agua Dulce Canyon, Agua Dulce quadrangle | 1.3 miles east of Russ | 39 sheets, 1900 to 1995 | |
| Bartolo | on San Jose Creek, El Monte quadrangle | 1.4 miles south-west of Bartolo | 49 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Chandler | Frazier Mountain quadrangle | 2.0 miles south-east of Gorman | 27 sheets, 1903 to 1995 | |
| Clayton | near San Gabriel Valley, El Monte quadrangle | 1.9 miles north-west of South El Monte | 49 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Desert Relief | Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle | 1.0 miles east of Llano | 20 sheets, 1930 to 1982 | |
| Edendale | Hollywood quadrangle | 0.0 miles of Echo Park | 41 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Evergreen | on Savage Creek, Whittier quadrangle | 0.6 miles south-east of South Whittier | 47 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Falling Springs | near Rockbound Canyon, Crystal Lake quadrangle | 4.3 miles north-west of Cedar Springs | 37 sheets, 1901 to 1995 | |
| Gaspur | Long Beach quadrangle | 1.3 miles west of Thenard | 48 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Hickson | on East Canyon Channel, San Fernando quadrangle | 0.0 miles east of Mission Hills | 38 sheets, 1900 to 1995 | |
| Holland Summit | near Mount Pines, Lebec quadrangle | 1.2 miles east of Gorman | 25 sheets, 1903 to 1995 | |
| Holton | on Ballona Creek, Venice quadrangle | 0.1 miles north-west of Playa del Rey | 44 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Hyperion | Venice quadrangle | 1.1 miles south-east of El Segundo | 44 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Machado | Venice quadrangle | 0.4 miles south-west of Marina del Rey | 44 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Malibu Mar Vista | Point Dume quadrangle | 1.1 miles south-west of Malibu Vista | 32 sheets, 1900 to 1995 | |
| Mentryville | near Sand Rock Peak, Newhall quadrangle | 0.1 miles south-west of Pico | 35 sheets, 1903 to 1995 | |
| Motordrome | on Ballona Creek, Venice quadrangle | 0.7 miles north-east of Playa Vista | 44 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Oberg | near San Francisquito Canyon, Newhall quadrangle | 0.9 miles north-west of Castaic Junction | 38 sheets, 1903 to 1995 | |
| Old Chinatown | near Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles quadrangle | 0.3 miles north of Naud Junction | 43 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Palisades Del Rey | Venice quadrangle | 0.7 miles north-west of Playa del Rey | 44 sheets, 1896 to 1981 | |
| Runnymede Poultry Colony | Canoga Park quadrangle | 1.1 miles south-west of Reseda | 38 sheets, 1903 to 1979 | |
| Savannah | on Eaton Wash, El Monte quadrangle | 0.6 miles north-west of Rosemead | 49 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Sibagna | El Monte quadrangle | 0.1 miles south-east of San Gabriel | 50 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Soledad Sulphur Springs | near Bee Canyon, Agua Dulce quadrangle | 1.0 miles west of Lang | 39 sheets, 1900 to 1995 | |
| Wahoo | Van Nuys quadrangle | 1.6 miles north-east of Stonehurst | 47 sheets, 1894 to 1979 | |
| Walton Place | Adobe Mountain quadrangle | 6.2 miles north-west of Hi Vista | 23 sheets, 1930 to 1982 | |
| Weeks Poultry Colony | on Browns Canyon Wash, Canoga Park quadrangle | 0.6 miles north-east of Winnetka | 38 sheets, 1903 to 1979 | |
| Wilsona | on Eller Slough, Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle | 3.4 miles west of Lake Los Angeles | 19 sheets, 1930 to 1982 |
Provenance
- Which settlements are gone. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. A place is listed here when the federal gazetteer flags its record historical; that is the government's judgement, not this site's.
- Where each one stood. The gazetteer's own coordinates, and the nearest named landform and quadrangle from the same file.
- Distance and direction to the nearest surviving place. Computed here from the gazetteer coordinates of both places, straight line, to the nearest tenth of a mile.
- Sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The count is of sheets covering the site, so it describes how often the AREA was surveyed and not how long the settlement lasted.