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Welcome to Genou ...

So far, we found very little information about Genou. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Genou to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Genou, please Contact Us.


Genou would have been located within present day Chouteau County<2>.

The pronunciation of Genou: JIN-oh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Genou is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Genou is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Genou was located: 406

Communities near Genou ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Genou.

  • Carter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Floweree
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Brady
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Collins
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Power
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Benton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Genou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Genou 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 (so far) for Genou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Genou post office opened in 1911. The Genou post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genou.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Genou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Chouteau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Genou. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Genou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/