Welcome to Mendota ...

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.

Mendota was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Mendota would have been located within present day Hemphill County<2>.

The location of Mendota has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mendota, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mendota is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Mendota is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mendota was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mendota once stood is in the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Mendota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Mendota - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (5), Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mendota.

Communities near Mendota ...

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

• Canadian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Hemphill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>
• Miami
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Roberts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Mobeetie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie
  • Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobeetie <5>
• Clear Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Clear Creek is located in Hemphill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Creek <5>
• Briscoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <5>
• Glazier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
  • Glazier is located in Hemphill County
• Zybach ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
  • Zybach is located in Wheeler County
• Locust Grove
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Lipscomb County
• Allison
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <5>
• Wheeler
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <5>

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 Mendota. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mendota.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mendota. 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 Mendota.

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

Adding Mendota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mendota 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 Mendota was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mendota in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Mendota post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mendota.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/