Menifee is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is portion of the Inland Empire. Named after a local miner, Luther Menifee Wilson, it was settled in the 19th century, and expected as an independent city in 2008. Since then, Menifee has become one of the fastest growing cities in California and the United States.

The city is centrally located in Southern California in the Menifee Valley. It is in the region of 15 miles (24 km) north of Temecula and just north of Murrieta. Menifee is regarding 46 square miles (100 km) in size and has an height of 1,424 feet (434 m). The incorporated City of Menifee includes the communities of Sun City, Quail Valley, and Romoland.

The area was originally inhabited by the Luiseño people, specifically the Pechanga band. In the 18th century, the Place fell under Spanish regard as being and was ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848 as a result of the Mexican–American War.

Farming, which began in the mid-19th century, was concentrated in the Menifee area. Mining began in the at the forefront 1880s afterward the discovery of a significant quartz lode by miner Luther Menifee Wilson, from whom Menifee derived its name. Wilson discovered a gold-bearing quartz ledge close present day Holland and Murrieta roads in 1883, and filed a claim with the San Diego County Recorder’s office for this new “Menifee” mine. At the time, the Place was referred to as the Menifee Valley.