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Welcome to Mendota ...

Mendota is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mendota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Mendota is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mendota: 276

The ZIP code for Mendota: 24270<3>

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, Texas, 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.

  • Kingsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Collingwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mill Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Abingdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mendota ...

Looking for more information about Mendota? 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 Mendota, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Mendota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mendota post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mendota.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mendota - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mendota). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mendota or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/