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Welcome to Genoa ...

Genoa is located in Olmsted County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Genoa is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Genoa: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Genoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Genoa: This one is located in Olmsted County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 21 communities that are also named Genoa - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Genoa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Genoa ...

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

Adding Genoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Genoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Genoa post office opened in 1872. The Genoa post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genoa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Olmsted, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Genoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Genoa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Genoa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/