Geneva’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Geneva. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Geneva was founded in 1871. It was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, perhaps via Geneva, New York.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Geneva’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Geneva’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAT THE "PASTIME BAR" IN, 1973: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Geneva
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Geneva, decade by decade
1990s
8 historic places in Geneva
8 places in Geneva are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1978Fillmore County Courthouse
Listed 1986George W. Smith House
Listed 1988Auditorium, The
Listed 1992US Post Office-Geneva
Listed 2001J. M. Burk House
Listed 2005Dempster-Sloan House
Listed 2006Warner's Filling Station and HouseListed 2025First Congregational ChurchThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as AT THE "PASTIME BAR" IN (1973) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.