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Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1875. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama metropolitan area. Since 1940, it has been the largest city of Geneva County, and had a population of 4,292 as of the 2020 census. == History == In late December 1862, the stern-wheel steamship Bloomer was in port on the Choctawhatchee River in Geneva. She was captured by a group of Union troops from the 91st New York Volunteers led by Lieutenant James H. Stewart. The Bloomer was then taken to Pensacola, Florida. On March 10, 2009, in the Alabama towns of Kinston, Samson, and Geneva, Michael McLendon went on a shooting rampage, killing ten people and wounding six more before committing suicide. The town suffered extensive damage from an EF2 tornado on January 25, 2026. == Geography == Geneva is located south of the center of Geneva County at the confluence of the Pea River with the Choctawhatchee River.