Welcome to Gilmore ...
Gilmore is located in Lemhi County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Gilmore is 7,150 feet [2,179 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gilmore is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Gilmore lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gilmore: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Gilmore ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Gilmore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilmore.
Communities near Gilmore ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Gilmore.
- Leadore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadore
- Leadore is located in Lemhi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadore <4>
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Lemhi County
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Clark County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gilmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilmore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilmore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilmore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilmore ...
Looking for more information about Gilmore? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gilmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gilmore.
Adding Gilmore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gilmore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gilmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Gilmore post office opened in 1902.
We also found Gilmore mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilmore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lemhi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Gilmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Gilmore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |