Welcome to Genoa ...

Genoa is located on the Gulf Coast.

Genoa is located in Harris County<1>.

The location of Genoa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Genoa is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Genoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Genoa - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), South Carolina, 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.

• Houston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Pasadena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
• Pearland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <4>
• League City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <4>
• Baytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <4>
• Friendswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <4>
• La Porte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Alvin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <4>
• Dickinson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <4>

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 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 1892.

We also found Genoa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/