Welcome to Geneva ...

So far, we found very little information about Geneva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Geneva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Geneva, please Contact Us.

Geneva would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

The location of Geneva has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Geneva was founded in 1863.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Geneva is 7,190 feet [2,192 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Geneva is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Geneva was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Geneva would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Geneva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Geneva - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Geneva.

Communities near Geneva ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Geneva.

Canyon City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
Canon City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
Lander City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
Victorine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Geneva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Geneva.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Geneva. 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 Geneva.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Geneva. See our Newspapers Page for Geneva.

Adding Geneva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geneva in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Geneva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Geneva post office opened in 1867.

We also found Geneva on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geneva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Geneva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geneva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/