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Do you know of Genesee ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Genesee. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Genesee.<1>

Our sources for Genesee (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Genesee other than they indicate that Genesee would be found somewhere in Tama County, Iowa.

Communities Also Named Genesee ...

We found seven communities that share the name Genesee.

Within Iowa, the name Genesee is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Genesee.
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Genesee [Plumas County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Genesee [Jefferson County].
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Genesee [Latah County].
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Genesee [Genesee County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Genesee [Potter County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Genesee [Waukesha County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Genesee ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Genesee:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Genesee - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Tama County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tama County.

Badger HillHeath
BerlinHoward
Bovina 
BrunerIuka
Butlerville 
 Kars
ColdvilleKinisaw
Collins Grove 
ConnellOakwood
CrystalOla
 Orford
Dryden 
 Ramona
Elberton 
EttieSalt Creek
EurekaSpring Creek
Evergreen 
 Tamaville
Fairhaven 
Fifteen Mile GroveVineyard
Fifteen Mile 
 Waltham
GeneseoWest Irving
 Wolf Creek

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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