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Mendota

Ghost town · Lewis County, Washington

Centralia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Centralia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mendota is a ghost town in Lewis County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mendota as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.7253° N, 122.7903° W.

Key facts

Elevation294 ft
Nearest living townBucoda, WA
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates46.72528, -122.79028

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What's there now

Mendota is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bucoda, WA (population 511), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 294 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mendota?

Mendota is in Lewis County, Washington, at 46.7253, -122.7903.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Washington has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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