Genoa City, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Genoa City Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53128. It stands on East Branch North Branch Nippersink Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richmond quadrangle. 2,982 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 830 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1926 USGS Mc Henry quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
8,452 words on this townshipHistory of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources...its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin...and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution.., published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Genoa City Village covers the township.
Read the chapter on Genoa City Village - 8,452 words.
Fires near this place
17 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Genoa City between 2013 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-345 |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18387 |
| 15 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-294 |
| 1 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 62 |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-231 |
| 19 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 44 |
| 13 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-197 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-176 |
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 City: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S and W Dairy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa City in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Flood | Genoa City | $20,000 | Rising waters on Delavan Lake resulted in pier planks and boats breaking free. Rising waters on Geneva Lake caused water to flow over the dam, thereby flooding the White River and a nearby park and nature preserve in Lake Geneva. Some streets were closed near the White River. Other roads over southern Walworth County remained flooded and closed. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | $10,000 | Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees and powerlines. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | $5,000 | A tree knocked down onto a house. Power line down as well. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Genoa City | - | Hail lasted approximately 10 minutes. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | - | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to 50 knots (58 mph) toppled several large trees east of Genoa City. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Heavy Rain | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Genoa City | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell Lake | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| North Bloomfield | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Shady Side (historical) | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Zenda | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Geneva | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Linton | 9.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lyons | 10.7 miles | 19 | |
| Springfield | 10.8 miles | 19 |
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 City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2306462 | 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 1565461. 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.









