Genoa, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cleveland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71854. It stands on Tennessee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mandeville quadrangle. 972 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1952 USGS Mandeville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
249 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of Genoa between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,982 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 52 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 155 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Genoa: 28 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| F.P.Post Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and damaged two chicken houses. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | Multiple trees were downed in Genoa. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Genoa | - | Quarter size hail reported in Genoa. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Genoa | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell at the Genoa Grocery Store in the Genoa community. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | A large tree was blown down on County Road 17 in Eastern Miller County. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Genoa | - | A picture was posted to the KSLA Twitter page of quarter size hail that fell in Genoa. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | A tree was downed across Hwy. 196 just west of CR. 13 east southeast of Texarkana. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Genoa | - | Hail fell north of Fouke, Arkansas near Genoa. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Genoa | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Genoa, Arkansas. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | Numerous trees down across Hwy 196. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | Tornado track was through unpopulated wooded and farmland area. |
| November 1993 | Hail | Genoa | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wona (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Boyd | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gertrude | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Artex | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ferguson Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sylverino | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Genoa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5533415 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 49366. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






