Mendon, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Mendon town. It lies in ZIP code area 14506. It stands on Trout Creek. The Survey maps it on the Honeoye Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Mendon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 1996
Cole Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 1996
Gates-Livermore Cobblestonelisted 1996
Mendon Cobblestone Academylisted 1996
Mendon Presbyterian Churchlisted 2005
Miller-Horton-Barben Farmlisted 2015
Sheldon Cobblestone Houselisted 1996
Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 1997
Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Honeoye quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Honeoye quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1934 USGS Honeoye Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Honeoye Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Honeoye Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Honeoye Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Mendon between 2001 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Mendon: 9 producers, 5 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.Darby No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Cork Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deer Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deer Run Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Genesee Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gp-3 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malone Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malune Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mccarthy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pittsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mendon in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Mendon | $40,000 | Several roads flooded in Mendon with cars under water. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $14,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Mendon | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $2,000 | Multiple trees downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $1,000 | Powerlines downed on West Bloomfield Rd. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Corner | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Tomlinson Corners | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Mendon Center | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bushnell Basin | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Rochester Junction | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Honeoye Falls | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Hannans Corner | 5.9 miles | 26 | |
| Sibleyville | 6.4 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956963. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










