Genoa is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1851, it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory. It is situated within Carson River Valley and is approximately 42 miles (68 km) south of Reno. The population was 939 at the 2010 census. It is home to the oldest bar in the state of Nevada which opened in 1853.
Genoa, Nevada
Genoa Courthouse Museum
Nevada's first permanent building, Genoa trading post, established 1850
Road Marker on the main road in Genoa, Nevada
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,488. Its county seat is Minden. Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Reno–Carson City–Fernley, NV Combined Statistical Area.
Image: Stateline, Nevada
Image: Lake Tahoe, Nevada Beach
Image: Douglas County Courthouse, Minden, Nevada
Image: Downtown Gardnerville, Nevada 06 26 2012