Gilmore is an
unincorporated community
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in
Lemhi County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Idaho
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.
History
A
post office
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called Gilmore was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957. The community was named after John T. "Jack" , a businessperson in the stage coach industry (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).
Gilmore's population was 50 in 1909, and was just 5 in 1960.
Geography and climate
Meadow Lake is in the
Lehmi Mountains, situated near
Portland Mountain (Idaho), roughly 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Gilmore. The lake can be accessed from Gilmore along Forest Service Road #002, which goes up the Meadow Lake Creek valley.
Meadow Lake has a
subalpine climate
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(
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''Dfc''), with long, cold winters and short, mild summers.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lemhi County, Idaho
Unincorporated communities in Idaho
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