Genoa, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89411. It lies near Schoolhouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle. 1,343 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,806 feet above sea level.
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 2 records
Reese-Johnson-Virgin Houselisted 2004- Jobs Peak Ranchlisted 2001
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- First Log Cabin, Genoafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Genoa, General View, 1890, Genoafederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresGenoa grew from 939 to 1,343 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 | 939 | |
| 2020 | 1,343 | +404 (+43%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 photographs, 1940 to 2022Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Genoa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 639 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | SKYLINE |
| 7 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | LIBRARY |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 094 |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | KINGSBURY |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GENOA 2 |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KINGSBURY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Genoa: 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Sulfur, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Claims | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Granite Group | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Chrysocolla | |
| Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Kingbury Queen Prospect | Quartz, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Section 21 Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Valleys Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Section 10 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Section 15 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Group Nos 1-5 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 heavy rain, 1 wildfire, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flood | Genoa | $750,000 | Kingsbury Grade (Highway 207) was closed due to a previously-repaired (in December 2016) sinkhole re-opening with the heavy rain. The damage estimate is based on the contracts awarded for repairing both the December and January incidents. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Genoa | $10,000 | The Nevada Appeal newspaper reported that lightning struck a house in Genoa around 5:30 pm PDT. The lightning strike tore a hole in the roof. The newspaper article stated that no fire or injuries from the lightning bolt were reported. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | A CO-OP Observer station (DAGN2 ) located at Dagget Pass, NV reported a total rainfall amount of 0.62 inches. |
| December 2022 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | Mesonet Station (NCVA) NW Minden located 3.0 mi ESE of of Genoa, NV, and mesonet station (NSPO) located at Spooner Summit, NV, reported rainfall totals of 2.37 inches and 2.19 inches respectively. |
| April 2018 | Debris Flow | Genoa | - | Kingsbury Grade (State Route 207) was closed due to a landslide from the early afternoon of 6 April to the afternoon of 7 April. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Genoa | - | Social media user in Genoa reported 0.92 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1040PST to 7 April 1040PST. |
| July 2001 | Wildfire | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleys Hot Springs | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Kingsbury Village | 2.7 miles | 34 | |
| Summit Village | 3.2 miles | 34 | |
| Kingsbury | 3.7 miles | 34 | |
| Kingsbury Meadows | 4.4 miles | 34 | |
| Bridge House | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Cradlebaugh (historical) | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Round Hill | 5.0 miles | 34 |
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 Q3459757 | 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 859807. 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.









