Genoa, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Genoa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68640. It stands on Skeedee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle. 894 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,585 feet above sea level.
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On record in Genoa
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
U.S. Indian Industrial Schoollisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresGenoa fell from 1,003 to 894 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,003 | |
| 2020 | 894 | -109 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1896 USGS Stromsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS David City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Genoa between 2004 and 2020, burning about 273 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Genoa: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pg-S Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 65 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 36 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Genoa | $12,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Genoa | $1,000,000 | Most hail in and north of Genoa ranged in size from quarters to golf balls, but some hail reached the size of baseballs. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Genoa | $600,000 | Based on radar estimation and various measured totals from NWS/NeRAIN/CoCoRaHS observers, widespread rainfall of 2.50-7.00 inches fell across most of the county mainly between 8 p.m. CDT on the 21st and 1 a.m. CDT on the 22nd. Per media reports, the county supervisor reported flood damage to numerous rural roads. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $500,000 | A several block wide stretch of wind damage occurred in Genoa, including several trees down and homes, buildings and vehicles damaged. Local businesses lost power into the following day, and a lumberyard lost a portion of the front of its building, which also sustained electrical damage. The storm also lifted off a section of the post office roof and destroyed a window. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Genoa | $250,000 | The cooperative observer in Genoa reported hail and high winds stripped trees throughout town. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Genoa | $200,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was accompanied by wind gusts estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $200,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be at least 60 MPH were accompanied by hail up to the size of golf balls. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Genoa | $200,000 | An NeRAIN observer noted hail up to the size of ping pong balls and that there was tree and building damage. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $100,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be around 70 MPH in Genoa, closer to 60 MPH three miles north of Genoa. Tree damage and nickel size hail was reported across Genoa. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Genoa | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Genoa | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Genoa | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Genoa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Genoa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Genoa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Genoa | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Genoa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Genoa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Genoa | $5,000 | Drifts of marble to nickel size hail reported northwest of Genoa. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Genoa | $5,000 | The Nance County Sheriff's office reported water flowing over Highway 22 between Genoa and Fullerton. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Genoa | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located nine miles west-northwest of Genoa. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located nine miles west-northwest of Genoa. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Genoa | - | Accompanying wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH at times. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 4.32 inches occurred two miles west of Genoa. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 5.20 inches was recorded 3 miles south-southwest of Genoa. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 5.07 inches was recorded 3 miles west-southwest of Genoa. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 4.10 inches was recorded 8 miles west-northwest of Genoa. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.30 inches occurred 6 miles west of Genoa. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 4.13 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.52 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | This is a 24 hour rain total ending at 810 am CDT. A rain total of 3.60 inches fell 7.5 miles west-northwest of Genoa. Two periods of rain occurred. The first was roughly 1 am to 230 am CDT, and the second occurred between 4 am and 8 am CDT. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Genoa | - | Nickel size hail was falling at the time of the report. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph at the airport. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Genoa | - | Quarter size hail was accompanied by strong winds on Highway 22 between Fullerton and Genoa. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krakow | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Merchiston | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fullerton | 13.9 miles | 13 | |
| Belgrade | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| North Star | 22.0 miles | 13 | |
| Timber Creek | 24.7 miles | 13 |
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 Q958138 | 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 829484. 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.





