Welcome to Genet ...

Genet is located in Winnebago County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genet, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Genet is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Genet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Genet: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Genet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Genet - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Genet ...

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

• Rockford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rockford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Beloit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Beloit
• Belvidere
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Belvidere
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Loves Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Roscoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• South Beloit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on South Beloit
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
• Rockton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rockton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <5>
• Poplar Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Poplar Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <5>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Byron
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Winnebago
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Winnebago
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <5>

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 Genet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Genet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Genet ...

Looking for more information about Genet? 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 Genet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Genet.

Adding Genet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Genet 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 Genet was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov