Gilmore, Idaho
Gilmore is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]
History
A post office called Gilmore was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] The community was named after John T. "Jack" Gilmer, a businessperson in the stage coach industry (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[3]
Gilmore's population was 50 in 1909,[4] and was just 5 in 1960.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore, Idaho
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 74.
- Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
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