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Genoa Nebraska Map

Explore Genoa, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Genoa, Nebraska

How to Use This Genoa, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Genoa, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Genoa.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityGenoa
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyNance County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.448624
Longitude-97.730608
Population894
Density435.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68640
Area Code402
County SeatFullerton
School DistrictTwin River Public Schools

About Genoa, Nebraska

Genoa is a locality in Nance County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 894. The population density is 435.3 people per km². Genoa is located at 41.4486°N, 97.7306°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Genoa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68640.

Genoa persists as a quiet congregation of architecture and earth where the Loup River Canal carves a steady, man-made path through the expansive Nebraska plains. It lies 18.8 miles west of Columbus, NE (from Columbus, NE: bearing 274°T), and is situated 34.8 miles west of Schuyler. The horizon here acts as the primary fact of life, a vast and unyielding line that separates the deep, heavy soil from a sky that often feels close enough to touch. Beyond the immediate reach of the grid, the landscape surrenders to the open prairie, where the tallgrass and shortgrass ripple in the wind like a slow-moving tide. Only two miles distant, the Don Dworak Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of brush and stillness, while the waters of Hasselbach Reservoir sit eight miles away, holding the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that persists long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the fields.

Genoa carries the weight of a history rooted in the intersection of cultures and the steady labor of the land, maintaining an economy that draws its strength from the cycles of the harvest. The architecture of the streets reflects a time when the railroad and the plow dictated the growth of the region, leaving behind sturdy, brick-fronted buildings that have weathered decades of Nebraska summers and winters. Life in Genoa moves with the measured pace of an agricultural rhythm, where the focus remains on the integrity of the crops and the resilience of the residents. Even as the modern world shifts, there remains a persistent, quiet dignity in the way the light catches the dust of a gravel road at dusk, turning the everyday labor of the fields into a scene of stark, monochromatic beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Don Dworak Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
  • George D. Syas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 106° E
  • Duncan 1871-1971 Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 108° E
  • Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 246° SW
  • Gerrard Park (Local Park) — 18.0 mi, 090° E
  • Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 084° E
  • Pawnee Park (Local Park) — 18.5 mi, 096° E
  • Platte County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 093° E
  • Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 094° E
  • Wilderness Park Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 19.3 mi, 088° E
  • Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 21.9 mi, 320° NW
  • Stage (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 163° S
  • Madison County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 028° NE
  • Maple Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 29.9 mi, 053° NE
  • York County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 32.1 mi, 183° S
  • Butler County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 113° SE
  • Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 090° E
  • Clarkson Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 058° NE
  • Crossing the Plains Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 44.2 mi, 168° S
  • Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.5 mi, 192° S · 324 acres
  • Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 49.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 51.1 mi, 221° SW
  • Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 54.1 mi, 127° SE
  • Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 58.6 mi, 101° E
  • Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 58.7 mi, 091° E
  • Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 59.6 mi, 091° E
  • Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 63.4 mi, 129° SE
  • Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 65.6 mi, 290° W
  • Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.2 mi, 226° SW · 642 acres

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About This Genoa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Genoa, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.448624, -97.730608. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Genoa includes the ZIP code (68640), telephone area code (402), county seat of Nance County (Fullerton), and school district assignment (Twin River Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.