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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mendota. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mendota to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mendota, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mendota (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mendota. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Mendota is historic, it would have been located within present day Appanoose County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Mendota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mendota:
- Appanoose County (The home county of Mendota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Cincinnati
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Exline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Numa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Brazil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- West Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Mark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Stiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Zero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Selection
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wapello County
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Promise City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Confidence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Corydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Millerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Adair County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danforth is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Novinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Novinger is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Mercer County (MO)
- Ravanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Pearl City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mendota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Powersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Coatsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Julesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Queen City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Greentop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Sullivan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pollock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Green City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Boynton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sticklerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mendota, see our County-by-County Page for Mendota.
Cemeteries Near Mendota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mendota.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mendota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mendota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bozwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mendota Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Cincinnati.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94719 <3>
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Exline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hism Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Motto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motto Cemetery
- The Motto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95507 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Mendota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mendota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Mendota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Cincinnati
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howland is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Exline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Numa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Sedan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Chariton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chariton is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mendota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mendota.
Newspapers Published in Mendota ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mendota, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mendota.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mendota:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Appanoose County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Lucas County
- Monroe County
- Wapello County
- Wayne County
- Adair County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mendota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mendota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |