Mendota

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Mendota

Total population

262

Elevation430 m

Land area2.56 km²

Coordinates36.71°, -82.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mendota is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia, at an elevation of approximately 1411 feet. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 135.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

June Carter Cash

American singer (1929–2003)

Anita Carter

American singer (1933–1999)

Janette Carter

Child of the Carter Family (1923–2006)

E

Ezra Carter

American manager

R

Robert C. Carter

father of A.P. Carter (1866-1941)

J

Joseph Dougherty Carter

American musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Virginia

• Nickelsville
  6.7 mi away
• Bristol
  10.5 mi away
• Weber City
  15.5 mi away
• Lebanon
  18.1 mi away
• Coeburn
  18.6 mi away
• Dante
  18.9 mi away
• Tacoma
  19.9 mi away
• Meadowview
  23.7 mi away
• Wise
  23.9 mi away
• Clinchport
  24.4 mi away · pop. 44
• East Stone Gap
  26.5 mi away
• Big Stone Gap East
  26.9 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Seen 2026-09-24

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-09-23

Asiatic dayflower

Commelina communis

Seen 2026-09-23

Redbreast Sunfish

Lepomis auritus

Seen 2026-09-22

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Seen 2026-09-22

Eastern Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

Seen 2026-09-22

Eastern American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus americanus

Seen 2026-09-20

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Seen 2026-09-14

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).