Welcome to Genesee ...
Genesee is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The location of Genesee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Genesee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Genesee is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Genesee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Genesee ...
Official Website: www.towngenesee.org/
Communities Also Named Genesee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Genesee - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Genesee.
Communities near Genesee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Genesee.
- Waukesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Muskego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Oconomowoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
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 Genesee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Genesee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Genesee. 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 Genesee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Genesee. See our Newspapers Page for Genesee.
Adding Genesee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Genesee 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 Genesee was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Genesee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Genesee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Genesee: www.towngenesee.org/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Genesee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |