Mendon is a small city in Chariton County, Missouri. The community was laid out in 1871 by Christopher Shupe, but there were already some homes and businesses in the area for several years prior to the town being formally platted, including a general store that was built around 1865, and operated by a Mr. Bostich and a Mr. Eastman. When the Chicago, Santa Fe and California Railroad constructed its track in 1887 and 1888, bypassing Mendon by over a mile, the original location was mostly abandoned, and a new Mendon was created nearer the railroad. In 1899, there were about twenty stores in Mendon, along with a school, a bank, and two hotels, and its population was approximately twice what the city’s population was a the time of the 2010 census. Today, the railroad still passes through Mendon but there is no depot, and the city has very few businesses. Its proximity to Silver Lake and the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge brings in some income for the community, mostly for businesses catering to water fowl hunters. Missouri Route 11 passes through the southern part of the city, while Route CC becomes Tom Bath Road in northern Mendon. Rothville is northeast of Mendon, while Whitham is to the southwest.
 
 
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Specializing in facilitating white tail deer hunts, or hunts for ducks, mallards, turkeys, or other water fowl, the hunting lodge has been in operation since 1929, located just west of Mendon, Missouri. Directions are offered, and the accommodations are described in detail, with photographs, a list of amenities, prices, and online reservations. A blog is also included.
http://www.lostquarterfarms.com/
Northwestern R-I School District
Headquartered in Mendon, Missouri, the public school district was created in 1949 when Mendon, Rothville, Sumner and Triplett reorganized their schools into one district, serving northwestern Chariton County. The district offers a K-12th grade curriculum through an elementary school campus and a high school, both of which are featured here, along with a district calendar and bulletin, a district handbook, and faculty and staff directory.
http://www.northwestern.k12.mo.us/
Owned and operated by Ron Rogers, the cattle farm is focused on raising registered Gelbvieh, with an emphasis on reproduction, growth, and carcass qualities. The Rogers also operate a feedlot where the Midwest Beef Alliance bulls are developed. General information about the operation are offered, with a regular sale schedule, its sires, and other resources.
http://www.rogersvfg.com/