History of Geneva History of Geneva The History of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century. Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Celtic Helvetii tribe, which the Romans took in 121 BC. In 58 BC, Caesar, Roman governor of Gaul, destroyed the Rhône bridge at Geneva and built a 19-mile earthwork from Lake Geneva
Geneva, Florida schoolhouse was preserved for the community and in 1995 it served as a family resource center. Finally in 2008, the building was dedicated to the community to serve as a rural heritage center. Geneva is located at (28.737149, -81.117726). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 32.2 km² (12.4 mi²), of which 29.5 km² (11.4 mi²) is land and 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) (8.37%) is water. Geneva is on Route 46, located between Lake Harney and Lake Jesup. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,940 people and 1,034 households residing in