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Welcome to Geneseo ...

Geneseo is located in Sargent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geneseo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Geneseo is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Geneseo: 701

Communities Also Named Geneseo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Geneseo - they are located in Illinois, Kansas and New York.

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

Communities near Geneseo ...

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

  • Hillhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Hankinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Milnor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lidgerwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Veblen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Veblen is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <3>
  • Forman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyndmere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
    • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Claire City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Geneseo ...

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

Adding Geneseo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geneseo 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 Geneseo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Geneseo post office opened in 1887. The Geneseo post office closed in 1987.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geneseo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sargent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geneseo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/