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Mendocino

unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 39.3081, -123.7961

Mendocino is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 6 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Although set in early 20th century Monterey, California, much of the film was actually shot on location in Mendocino, California.”

East of Eden (1955) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Mendocino as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

East of Eden 1955
Murder, She Wrote 1984–
“The series also filmed exterior shots and some episodes on location in the Northern California town of Mendocino, which stood in for the fictional Maine town of Cabot Cove.” Wikipedia
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1966
“Although set on the fictional "Gloucester Island" off the coast of Massachusetts, the movie was filmed on the coast of Northern California, mainly in Mendocino.” Wikipedia
Summer of '42 1971
“Though set on the east coast, Summer of '42 was filmed in Northern California, largely in Fort Bragg and Mendocino, as the real island of Nantucket was too developed to pass for the '40s.” Wikipedia
Overboard 1987
Sharp Objects 2018–
“Filming locations included Barnesville, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; Redwood Valley, California; Santa Clarita, California; and Mendocino, California.” Wikipedia

Named here by Mendocino’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Mendocino, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

East of Eden 1955

“Mendocino was depicted as turn-of-the-20th-century Monterey in the James Dean classic East of Eden, and it served as a New England resort town in Summer of '42 (the latter film featuring numerous local Mendocino High School students as extras).” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Mendocino?

6 productions are recorded as filmed in Mendocino, including East of Eden (1955), Murder, She Wrote (1984–) and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Mendocino?

East of Eden (1955), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Mendocino?

Mendocino is in the United States, at 39.3081, -123.7961.

What other filming locations are near Mendocino?

Boonville, Navarro, Point Arena Light, Fort Bragg and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Jef Poskanzer, CC BY 2.0.