Welcome to Mendes ...

Mendes is located in Tattnall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mendes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mendes has a population of 456 people<2> (see below for details).

Mendes is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mendes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mendes: 912

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mendes had an population of 456 people. This is a decrease of 3.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mendes had a population of 474 people.

With a 2010 count of 474 people, the population of Mendes decreased 2.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 485 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mendes.

Communities near Mendes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mendes.

• Glennville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Glennville is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <4>
• Reidsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
• Donald
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Donald is located in Long County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
• Claxton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
  • Claxton is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claxton <4>
• Hagan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Hagan is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagan <4>
• Midway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Tattnall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
• Collins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
• Gum Branch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
• Daisy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <4>
• Bellville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mendes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mendes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mendes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mendes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendes. See our Newspapers Page for Mendes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mendes ...

Looking for more information about Mendes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mendes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mendes.

Adding Mendes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mendes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mendes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mendes post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mendes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mendes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/