Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Mendota came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Mendota in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mendota. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Mendota, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mendota:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Mendota is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Mendota in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Mendota for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Mendota. See our Misc Page for Mendota for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Mendota:

Mendota was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)