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 Utah County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Geneva, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geneva, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Geneva is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Geneva is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Geneva was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Geneva would have been located in the (801) and (385)<5> area codes.

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, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Geneva ...

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

• Provo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
  • Provo is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
  • Former names for Provo:
  • Fort Provo
  • Fort Utah
  • Provo has also been known as:
  • Provo City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <6>
• Lehi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <6>
• Draper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
• Riverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <6>
• Eagle Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <6>
• Spanish Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
  • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
  • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
  • Spanish Fork City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <6>
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <6>
• Saratoga Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <6>
• American Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
  • American Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
  • Former names for American Fork:
  • Lake City
  • McArthursville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <6>
• Springville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>

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 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 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 Geneva was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geneva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/