Geneva, New York Later the village became a city. Geneva, Nebraska, founded in 1871, is considered to have been named after the one in New York, rather than directly for the Swiss city. The town is at the two-mile wide northern outlet of Seneca Lake, a lake that spans 34 miles south to Watkins Glen. Geneva is in the Finger Lakes region, the largest wine-producing area in New York State. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal is part of the watershed of Keuka Lake. It flows north through Geneva, connecting to the Erie Canal, which was completed in 1825, giving access for the region to the
Geneva City School District formerly occupied by a cemetery; the bodies from which were exhumed and removed to Glenwood Cemetery. The building was used by Finger Lakes Community College for several years starting in 2007, before being demolished in 2014. 1278, the high school was moved to its present location at 101 Carter Road in the City of Geneva. The District offices are located at 400 West North Street in Geneva. The current Superintendent is Mr Gavin Burgey Previously, the school's offices were located at 649 South Exchange Street in Geneva, but were moved before the 2010 school year. "Previous assignment and reason for