Boneyard The Boneyard , also known as Angel ' s Boneyard after it became one of the states of the New California Republic , is the overall title given to the collective of settlements built in the remains of , named for its devastated skyscrapers , reduced to their metal " skeleton " , and for the skeletons of the dead that littered the city after the Great War . Background . The majority of the inhabitants of L . A . who survived the nuclear blasts died in the ensuing weeks and months due to radiation poisoning , disease , famine , and violence . The city itself was ravaged by fires and aftershocks by the massive concentration of atomic explosions , with places such as Orange County on the outskirts being left as craters . Some inhabitants took shelter in the demonstration Vault , and eventually most of them emerged in 2092 , founding the Boneyard . Many of them were the founders of Adytum , a fenced section in the suburbs of the old Los Angeles . Some , however , founded gangs , like the Blades and the Rippers . In 2155 , the Master learned the location of the L . A . Vault , conquered the inhabitants and set up operations there , and the human cultists began to use the Vault as their powerbase . Eventually , a monumental building known as the Cathedral was constructed above the Vault . The Cultists thus became known as the Children of the Cathedral . Of those that remained in the Vault , most became the Master ' s servants and members of the Children of the Cathedral . Those that left could be part of almost any organization in L . A . In the 2150s , a pack of deathclaw s appeared in the Boneyard , taking over the base of the Rippers . In 2159 , Jon Zimmerman , the town ' s mayor , hired a band of mercenaries known as the Regulators to help protect Adytum from the deathclaws and the odd random attack by raiders , who by 2161 were in control of Adytum . By 2189 , the Boneyard became one of the states of the New California Republic and Adytum became known as New Adytum . Many , during this time , also began to refer to the Boneyard as the Angel ' s Boneyard . As one of the largest cities on NCR territories , it was a natural choice for many organizations to place their headquarters . Thus , by 2281 , the Boneyard is host to the Republic ' s Reserve and the Follower ' s Boneyard Medical University among many others . As the NCR now has control over the Boneyard , it has become much more stable , with multiple , but nowhere near all , buildings rebuilt , redecorated and renovated . However , Razz suggests it is not the best place to grow up , indicating the NCR still has much work to do , likely revolving around super mutants , ghouls , raiding gangs and large amounts of radiation . Location . The Boneyard can be found one square west and seventeen squares south of Vault 13 . Layout . The Boneyard is divided into five sections . Adytum . Directly to the southeast , in what was once called Lakewood , lies Adytum , one of the most important settlements in the Boneyard . Lakewood used to be in - land before the war , but the nuclear devastation wrought upon the city caused flooding and destruction of the coastline . The result ? Adytum is a coastal settlement . In 2241 , after the Boneyard became one of the states of the NCR , the Adytum was renamed the New Adytum . Downtown . Downtown is home to a nightclub , which was used in 2161 as a living space by the Blades and their friends . Fortress . On the eastern outskirts of the city , near where the city of Whittier once stood , lies the Gun Runner factory , where they first settled as small - time weapons manufacturers around 2161 . Library . The former Los Angeles Public Library lies in Culver City , on the opposite end , home to the Followers of the Apocalypse , a peaceful community that migrated into the city sometime before 2161 and settled in the library , dedicating themselves to spreading enlightenment and preventing war . By 2281 , they established a Medical University within city limits and are single - mindedly dedicated to spreading knowledge across the wastes . Warehouse . Between Downey and Norwalk lies a destroyed warehouse , that was once home to the Rippers , before deathclaws wiped them out and occupied the building as their lair , becoming a scourge on the area by 2161 . Appearances . The Boneyard appears in " Fallout " and is mentioned in " Fallout 2 " , " " and the " Fallout Bible " .