About Genoa Cemetery
Genoa Cemetery is a cemetery near Kingsbury, Douglas County, Nevada. It lies about 4.1 mi southwest of Kingsbury. The grounds sit at about 4,819 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Lydia Adams-Williams, Snowshoe Thompson and Agnes Train. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 859809. The nearest other listed cemetery is Captain George Donner Cemetery, about 4.0 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home in Minden, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 7 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kingsbury. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Genoa Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 journalist.
- Lydia Adams-Williams1867-1928American writer and conservationist
- Snowshoe Thompson1827-1876American cross-country skier
- Agnes Train1905-1991American museum curator and naturalist
- Sonia Barndt DeHart1906-2003American ballet dancer and civic activist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Genoa Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.01157, -119.84406
What Genoa Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Captain George Donner CemeteryKingsbury, NVCemetery4.0 mi
- Jacks Valley CemeteryIndian Hills, NVCemetery5.0 mi
- Mottsville CemeteryGardnerville, NVCemetery5.5 mi
- Gardnerville CemeteryGardnerville, NVCemetery6.4 mi
- Eastside Memorial ParkEast Valley, NVMemorial park7.8 mi
- Stewart Cemetery111 Clear Creek Avenue, Carson City, NVCemetery8.3 mi
- Happy Homestead CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, CACemetery8.4 mi
- Washoe CemeteryGardnerville Ranchos, NVCemetery11 mi
- Carson Gardens CemetaryCarson City, NVCemetery12 mi
- Lone Mountain CemeteryCarson City, NVCemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Genoa Cemetery
- FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Minden · (775) 782-1999
- Eastside Funeral Home and Cremation6.1 miFuneral home · Minden · (775) 908-9225
- Walton's Funerals & Cremations - Gardnerville6.3 miFuneral home · Gardnerville · (775) 783-9312
- FitzHenry’s Carson Valley Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Gardnerville
- Lake Tahoe Burial & Cremation Society9.8 miCremation provider · South Lake Tahoe · (530) 578-0171
- McFarlane Mortuary11 miMortuary · South Lake Tahoe · (530) 541-3095
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