Local events in Genoa
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How Genoa began
Genoa began as Stony Ridge, settled in 1835 by Timothy and Cinderella Sherman, the first people of European descent in what is now Clay Township. The community was renamed Genoa in the mid-1850s, reportedly to avoid confusion with another Stony Ridge seven miles away, and incorporated as a village in 1868. The 1851-52 arrival of the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad and a local limestone-quarrying trade built the village's nineteenth-century economy, and its 1880s town hall and opera house, restored with federal funds in the late 1970s, is now the village's centerpiece on the National Register of Historic Places.
Settled 1835, incorporated 1868 (September 7 per the village's own history page; Wikipedia gives December 10, 1868 -- both are recorded here since sources disagree), by Timothy and Cinderella Sherman, first settlers of the Stony Ridge community that became Genoa.
Where the name comes from
Renamed from Stony Ridge to Genoa in the mid-1850s -- Wikipedia dates the change to spring 1856, while the village's own history page gives 1857 -- most likely to avoid confusion with another, separate Stony Ridge community about seven miles away.
Before the town
No source found documents a Native village, trail, or other specific site at Genoa or within the surrounding township. The 1805 and 1807 treaties opened this part of the county to settlement.
Timeline
- — Timothy and Cinderella Sherman settled what became known as Stony Ridge, the first people of European descent in the area.
- — The Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad was routed through the settlement to shorten its line by eleven miles; the first passenger train ran through the still-swampy wilderness on December 22, 1852.
- — The community was renamed Genoa (Wikipedia gives spring 1856; the village's own history page gives 1857).
- — More than 100 Genoa-area residents had enlisted for the Union Army; the Toledo Blade wrote that year that "few towns have done as well as Genoa in furnishing troops."
- — Genoa incorporated as a village (the village's own date; Wikipedia gives December 10, 1868).
- — A two-story town hall and opera house was built in the village.
- — The Genoa Opera Hall opened with a performance of "The Three Wise Owls."
- — Main Street was paved; it had previously been a corduroy road of logs laid side by side with sand filling the gaps, and the stretch toward Woodville had been a toll road called Lime Road.
- — Genoa Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — The town hall and opera house building was restored using federal funding after a period of deterioration.
Stories
A swamp town becomes a railroad town
The settlement that became Genoa started out as Stony Ridge, a small farm community that Timothy and Cinderella Sherman founded in 1835 amid the wet, heavily timbered country of what would become Clay Township. Its fortunes changed in 1851 and 1852, when the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad routed its line through the settlement specifically to shave eleven miles off its route -- a piece of engineering convenience that turned an obscure farm crossroads into a stop on a real railroad. The first passenger train came through on December 22, 1852, by the local history's account rolling through what was still swampy wilderness; businesses and churches followed within two years. Limestone quarrying added a second leg to the local economy, with "Genoa White Lime" shipped out regionally, and by the Civil War the town was substantial enough that the Toledo Blade singled it out in 1862 for having sent more than its share of volunteers to the Union Army. The corduroy-log Main Street of the railroad era -- logs laid crosswise with sand packed into the gaps -- was not paved until 1913, a reminder of how long frontier-style roads persisted even in an incorporated village with its own opera house.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Historic places
2 places in Genoa on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Genoa Town HallBuilding · Genoa · listed 1976
- Address
- Main and 6th Sts.
- Where
- Genoa, Ottawa County · ZIP 43430
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1976
- NRIS reference number
- 76001504
- Coordinates
- 41.51810, -83.35813
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Old School PrivyBuilding · Genoa · listed 1975
- Address
- 310 Main St.
- Where
- Genoa, Ottawa County · ZIP 43430
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- NRIS reference number
- 75001515
- Coordinates
- 41.51505, -83.35940
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib about 1.5 miles offshore and 16 feet deep, connected by a 48-inch line to the Low Pressure Pumping Station near Anchor Point Marina The water here
- Genoa Village91% of residentsLake Erie
- Northwestern W and SD - Oregon Wtln 2005% of residentsLake Erie
- Northwestern W and SD - Toledo Svc Area5% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Genoa's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 power plant, 1 private school, 2 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 1 police station and 1 public charging site. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Genoa Retirement Village5 of 5 stars · Genoa
- Address
- 300 Cherry St, Genoa, OH 43430
- Certified beds
- 68
- Residents on an average day
- 63
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 855-7755
- Medicare ID
- 365663
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Allen - Clay Joint Fire Department - Station 3Genoa
- Address
- 101 East 6th Street, Genoa, OH 43430
- Coordinates
- 41.51807, -83.35764
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (1)
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Genoa Diesel Generating StationPetroleum · 6 MW
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Main source
- Petroleum
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Village of Genoa - (OH)
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Genoa, Ottawa County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 2004
- EIA plant code
- 56181
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Private schools (1)
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Community Christian AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Genoa
- Address
- Po Box 233, Genoa, OH 43430
- Kind
- conservative Christian
- Students, 2023-24
- 15
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Phone
- (419) 855-4187
- NCES private school ID
- A1502825
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (2)
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Washington Street over Packer CreekPoor · built 1958
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1958
- Length
- 11 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 1,000
- Coordinates
- 41.52429, -83.35724
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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West Nineth Street over Packer CreekPoor · built 1958
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1958
- Length
- 10 ft
- Owner
- City
- Vehicles a day
- 436
- Coordinates
- 41.52117, -83.36239
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (1)
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Genoa Branch LibraryBranch · Genoa
- Address
- 602 West St., Genoa, OH 43430
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Harris-Elmore Public Library
- Open
- 2,652 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 7,240 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 54,288
- System's loans, FY2024
- 77,402
- People the system serves
- 11,400
- Phone
- (419) 855-3380
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Police stations (1)
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Genoa Police DepartmentGenoa
- Address
- 102 East 6th Street, Genoa, OH 43430
- Coordinates
- 41.51854, -83.35784
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (1)
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Baumann Ford Genoa S74 Level 2 · Genoa
- Address
- 22110 Ohio 51, Genoa, OH 43430
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Blink Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-998-2546
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Genoa, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43430 Genoa | 47% | Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib about 1.5 miles offshore and 16 feet deep, connected by a 48-inch line to the Low Pressure Pumping Station near Anchor Point Marina | 3.9 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1958 | Genoa Area Local · 3.5 stars overall | 3.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Genoa, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Brent H. Huston | 2027-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Fiscal Officer | Tracy Overmyer | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | ||
| Council Member | Rick Pierce | 2027-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Council Member | Jacob Diebert | 2027-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Council Member | Jeffrey L. Cooper | 2029-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Council Member | Zachary McPherson | 2029-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Council Member | Steve Bialorucki | 2029-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 | |
| Council Member | Thomas Spurgeon | 2029-12-31 | 102 E. 6th St. Genoa, OH 43430 |
Roster as of 2026-04-10: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 3 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Village of Genoa Tax Levy Roads | 492 | 599 | Failed (45.1% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Village of Genoa Tax Levy Parks | 555 | 245 | Passed (69.38% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Village of Genoa Tax Levy Parks | 536 | 251 | Passed (68.11% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Village of Genoa Gas Aggregation | 528 | 239 | Passed (68.84% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Village of Genoa Referendum on Ordinance No. 14-2016 | 186 | 815 | Failed (18.58% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Thomas Spurgeon 350, 36.08%; Zachary McPherson 313, 32.27%; Jeffrey L. Cooper 278, 28.66% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council | Jacob Diebert 601, 61.58%; Ricky T. Pierce 375, 38.42% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Brent H. Huston 519, 64.47%; Ernesto Sanchez 286, 35.53% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-25
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2025-01-02
The county
Ottawa County: 15 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships, 38,204 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Genoa, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.60 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.2 in
- 5.4 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 14.5 in
- a normal year brings 27.4 in
- a normal year
- 34.9 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.60 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 3.69 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.73 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 6.20 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.16 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 2.69 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.09 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.44 | 0.0 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.36 | 1.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.23 | 12.9 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.09 | 5.2 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.62 | 4.3 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 53.1 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 20.1 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 68.1 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 4.82 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 28 February 1900 — 15.05 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 9 February 1982 — 20.33 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Genoa, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
56,914 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Genoa: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 6
- those placed on the map inside Genoa
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| State sewer loans | 2 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 2 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| GENOA WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| GENOA WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| BEARD PROPERTY | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BEARD PROPERTY | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water warning letter | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water warning letter | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| HARMEYER PROPERTY | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| GENOA VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Genoa, Ohio in?
Genoa is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, with 2,175 residents.
When was Genoa, Ohio founded?
Genoa was settled 1835; incorporated 1868 (September 7 per the village's own history page; Wikipedia gives December 10, 1868 -- both are recorded here since sources disagree). Founders on record: Timothy and Cinderella Sherman, first settlers of the Stony Ridge community that became Genoa. Source
How did Genoa, Ohio get its name?
Renamed from Stony Ridge to Genoa in the mid-1850s -- Wikipedia dates the change to spring 1856, while the village's own history page gives 1857 -- most likely to avoid confusion with another, separate Stony Ridge community about seven miles away. Source
What ZIP code is Genoa, Ohio?
Most of Genoa is in ZIP code 43430.
Where does Genoa, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Genoa (Genoa Village): Lake Erie, via a submerged intake crib about 1.5 miles offshore and 16 feet deep, connected by a 48-inch line to the Low Pressure Pumping Station near Anchor Point Marina.
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