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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 hospitals and doctors 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 Nance County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nance County: Boone, Greeley, Howard, Merrick & Platte.

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:

  • Nance County     (The home county of Genoa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Krakow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Fullerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgrade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Saint Edward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Vorhees
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Albion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Cedar Rapids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
      • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
    • Loretto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Primrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <1>
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
    • Rising City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Leigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Hordville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Overland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Newman Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Silver Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clarks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Archer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Oconee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Duncan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Rosenburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Platte Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
    • Sheldonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Tarnov
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cornlea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Bernard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Carriage House Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Humphrey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
    • Swedehome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Stromsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Polk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • York County
    • Arborville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genoa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Genoa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Genoa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Genoa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Genoa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Valley View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
  • Skeedee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Edward Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206803 <4>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrows Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Genoa had a population of 793 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Genoa had a population of 956 people.

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

  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Merchiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Merchiston is located in Nance County
  • Silver Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gardiner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Platte County
  • Oconee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Oconee is located in Platte County
  • Saint Edward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Havens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
    • Havens is located in Merrick County
  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
  • Fullerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Platte Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
    • Platte Center is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
  • Boone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Tarnov
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
    • Tarnov is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clarks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Belgrade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.

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

The official website for Nance County: www.co.nance.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 41.4485, Longitude: -97.7294    
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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.




 

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