Welcome to Lenora ...
Lenora is located in Fillmore County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Lenora is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lenora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lenora: 507 & 924<3>
Communities Also Named Lenora ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lenora - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Kansas and Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lenora.
Communities near Lenora ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lenora.
- Decorah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rushford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
- Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <4>
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
- Rushford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lenora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenora.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lenora. 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 Lenora.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenora. See our Newspapers Page for Lenora.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenora ...
Looking for more information about Lenora? 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 Lenora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lenora.
Adding Lenora to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lenora 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 Lenora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lenora post office opened in 1856.
We also found Lenora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenora.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Fillmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lenora - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Lenora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Lenora 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |