Do you know of Geneseo ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Geneseo. 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 Geneseo.<1>

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

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Geneseo ...

We found four communities that share the name Geneseo.

Within Iowa, the name Geneseo is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Henry County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Geneseo [Henry County].
  • Kansas
    • Rice County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Geneseo [Rice County].
  • New York
    • Livingston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Geneseo [Livingston County].
  • North Dakota
    • Sargent County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Geneseo [Sargent County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Geneseo ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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.