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Geneva County (Ala.)

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Source: Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921. Geneva County was created by the Ala. legislature on 1868 Dec. 26. The county was named for Geneva, its principal town and county seat. The town of Geneva was named for Geneva, Switzerland, by Walter H. Youge, a native of Switzerland, who served as first postmaster at Geneva, Ala. Geneva County is located in southeast Ala., and is ...