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Welcome to Geneva ...

Geneva is located in Roane County<1>.

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

Geneva is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Geneva lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Geneva: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Geneva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Geneva - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Geneva ...

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

  • Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clendenin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Woodyard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
  • Aplin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
  • Fletcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Kentuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Statts Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
  • Cicerone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Geneva ...

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

Adding Geneva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geneva in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Geneva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Geneva post office opened in 1892. The Geneva post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geneva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geneva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Geneva area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Geneva area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/