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Geneva County was established on December 26, 1868. The county was named after its county seat, which in turn was named after Geneva, New York which was named after Geneva, Switzerland, by Walter H. Yonge, an early town resident and Swiss native.
On March 10, 2009, a gunman, identified as Michael McLendon, went on a shooting spree at nine locations in Geneva County from the town of Samson to the city of Geneva, killing ten people and wounding six others. McLendon entered his former place of employment, Reliable Metal Products on the northeastern side of Geneva, where he took his own life.
Adjacent Counties
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Dale County
- Holmes County, Florida
- Houston County
- Jackson County, Florida
- Walton County, Florida
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Bellwood
- Black
- Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
- Dundee
- Earlytown
- Eunola
- Fadette
- Geneva (County Seat)
- Hacoda
- Hartford
- High Bluff
- Highfalls
- Highnote
- Malvern
- Samson
- Slocomb
- Taylor (part)
Links
Native American History of Geneva County
