2023 Map of Genoa

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape of southern Cayuga County is defined by the deep north-south ravines of Big Salmon Creek and Little Salmon Creek. These waterways dictate the local geography, with historic settlements like Genoa and Venice Center established on the high ground between them. The map reveals a dense network of early rural sites, including the Quaker Friends Poplar Ridge Cem and the Ledyard Church Cem, which reflect the area's 19th-century religious and social foundations. Small crossroads hamlets such as Five Corners and Goodyear Corners remain distinct, connected by a grid of named rural roads like Ledyard Rd and Indian Field Rd. The density of small family and community burial grounds, from the Rathbun And Chase Cem to the Stewarts Corners Cem, provides significant data for genealogists tracing the early farming families of the Finger Lakes region.