Welcome to East Genoa ...

East Genoa is located in Cayuga County<1>.

The location of East Genoa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Genoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for East Genoa: E. Genoa

East Genoa is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Genoa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Genoa lies within the (315) area code.

Websites for East Genoa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Genoa, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Genoa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Genoa.

• Ithaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Cortland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Homer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Groton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Trumansburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Moravia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Union Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Genoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Genoa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Genoa ...

Looking for more information about East Genoa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Genoa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Genoa.

Adding East Genoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Genoa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Genoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Genoa post office opened in 1828.

We also found East Genoa in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Genoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Genoa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/