Genoa is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States.

[3] The town is located in the southwestern corner of the county and is north of Ithaca.

The Sullivan Expedition moved through the area in 1779 destroying native villages and stores.

[4] The name was later adopted for use in Genoa, Illinois by early settler Thomas Madison, a Revolutionary War soldier who was inspired by the town in New York.

Genoa was reduced again in 1817 to form the town of Lansing in Tompkins County.

New York State Route 90 becomes an east-west highway at Jump Corners.