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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Genoa (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Genoa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Genoa is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Genoa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genoa:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Genoa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mar-Mac
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Brogden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Goldsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <2>
    • Berkeley Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Raynor Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
    • Grantham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Mount Olive
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saulston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saulston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
      • Saulston is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saulston
      • From Genoa to Saulston
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Calypso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Beautancus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beautancus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
      • Beautancus is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beautancus
      • From Genoa to Beautancus
    • Faison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <2>
    • Hills Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blizzards Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blizzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
      • Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Drummersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Outlaws Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gradys Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrings Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts Store
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Friendship
      • From Genoa to Friendship
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Jason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Contentnea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contentnea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
      • Contentnea is located in Greene County
    • Snow Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Genoa to Glenfield
    • Speights Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hookerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <2>
    • Walstonburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
      • Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldsboro
      • From Genoa to Fieldsboro
    • Maury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Princeton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Rains Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
      • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bentonville
      • From Genoa to Bentonville
    • Harper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harper
      • From Genoa to Harper
    • Pine Level
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Micro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Kenly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <2>
    • Beulahtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Selma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Wise Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wise Forks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
      • Wise Forks is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wise Forks
      • From Genoa to Wise Forks
    • Pleasant Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • La Grange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <2>
    • Fields
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fields
      • From Genoa to Fields
    • Albrittons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pink Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <2>
    • Kinston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kinfield Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Graingers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Newton Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blackmans Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Keener
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
      • Keener is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keener
      • From Genoa to Keener
    • Vann Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vann Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Turkey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
    • Elliott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliott
      • From Genoa to Elliott
    • Beaman Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moltonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kitty Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kitty Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
      • Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kitty Fork
      • From Genoa to Kitty Fork
    • Spiveys Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Reynolds Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Lucama
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <2>
    • Black Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Stantonsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Eastwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genoa, see our County-by-County Page for Genoa.

Cemeteries Near Genoa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genoa.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Genoa - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genoa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.

  • Woodland Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wayne Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Augustus Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hiram Grantham Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Price Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Old Mill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carver Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Genoa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Genoa.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.

  • Dudley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <2>
  • Goldsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenleaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Elroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Elroy is located in Wayne County
  • Mount Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Best
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Best have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Wayne County
  • Saulston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saulston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
    • Saulston is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saulston
    • From Genoa to Saulston
  • Princeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
  • Seven Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dobbersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
    • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
  • La Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <2>
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    • Pinkney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
      • Pinkney is located in Wayne County
    • Bentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
      • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bentonville
      • From Genoa to Bentonville
    • Faison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genoa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genoa.

Newspapers Published in Genoa ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genoa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genoa, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genoa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Genoa:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Genoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genoa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Genoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3282, Longitude: -78.0355       In this case, the coordinates for Genoa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).