Welcome to Mendota ...
Mendota is located in Dane County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Mendota, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mendota, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Mendota is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mendota lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Mendota lies within the (608) 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, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
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.
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - McFarland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mendota.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mendota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mendota - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |