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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.

Genoa within Douglas County

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

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Genoa 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.

YearPeople Change
2010939
20201,343+404 (+43%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 28 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 photographs, 1940 to 2022

Taken 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.

Stores on main street. Genoa, Nevada
Stores on main street. Genoa, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
The Genoa Bar and Saloon, known as "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor," which opened in 1853 in Genoa, which itself is the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in two years earlier
The Genoa Bar and Saloon, known as "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor," which opened in 1853 in Genoa, which itself is the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in two years earlier
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
High school boys in jalopy. Genoa, Nevada
High school boys in jalopy. Genoa, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
The Thorington House in Genoa, the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in 1851
The Thorington House in Genoa, the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in 1851
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Scene inside the Genoa Bar and Saloon, known as "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor," which opened in 1853 in Genoa, which itself is the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in two years earlier
Scene inside the Genoa Bar and Saloon, known as "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor," which opened in 1853 in Genoa, which itself is the western state of Nevada's oldest settlement, established in two years earlier
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
First Log Cabin, Genoa, Douglas County, NV
First Log Cabin, Genoa, Douglas County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Genoa Peak Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Genoa Peak Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stores on main street. Genoa, Nevada
Stores on main street. Genoa, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

105 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony16
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management UnitSKYLINE
7 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management UnitLIBRARY
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management Unitnot named
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 094
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management UnitKINGSBURY
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management Unitnot named
20 September 2006Other causes1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestGENOA 2
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestKINGSBURY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Genoa ClaimsGold, Copper, SilverUnknown
Granite GroupUranium, CopperOccurrenceChrysocolla
Hunch and Lucky Strike ClaimsUranium, ThoriumOccurrenceAllanite
Kingbury Queen ProspectQuartz, UraniumProspect
Section 21 ProspectCopperOccurrenceVein
Valleys Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
Section 10 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction, SulfurOccurrence
Section 15 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction, SulfurOccurrence
Granite Group Nos 1-5UraniumProspect
Hunch and Lucky Strike ClaimsUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Douglas County

Storms near this place

7 since 2001

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2017FloodGenoa$750,000Kingsbury 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 2007LightningGenoa$10,000The 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 2023Heavy RainGenoa-A CO-OP Observer station (DAGN2 ) located at Dagget Pass, NV reported a total rainfall amount of 0.62 inches.
December 2022Heavy RainGenoa-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 2018Debris FlowGenoa-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 2018Heavy RainGenoa-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 2001WildfireGenoa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Douglas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Walleys Hot Springs1.7 miles32
Kingsbury Village2.7 miles34
Summit Village3.2 miles34
Kingsbury3.7 miles34
Kingsbury Meadows4.4 miles34
Bridge House4.4 miles28
Cradlebaugh (historical)4.4 miles28
Round Hill5.0 miles34

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 GenoaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3459757The 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.