Genoa, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Genoa town. It lies in ZIP code area 13071. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


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
East Genoa Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1902 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1942 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Genoa between 2004 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Genoa: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Genoa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Genoa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $10,000 | A thunderstorm pulsed to severe levels over extreme southern Cayuga county. A few trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Genoa before the cell weakened. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | East Genoa | $5,000 | An email was received with photos showing water rushing across Locke Road near Locke, NY and impacting travel. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees along State Route 90. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $5,000 | Trees fell on houses, and trees and wires were blown down in Genoa and Locke. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | $1,000 | Scattered trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hollow | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| East Genoa | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| East Venice | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Weekes Corner | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Five Corners | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Hollow | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Goosetree | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Bowers Corner | 3.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951002. 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.








