Lenore, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83541. It stands on Jacks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lenore quadrangle. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Kendrick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Lenore quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Lenore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,822 acres in total. 13 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | BOULDERL1 |
| 6 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 310 acres | Cottonwood Field Office | HARPERSBND |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | COOK'S GRADE |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | HIGHWAY 12 |
| 26 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | SUNNYSIDE |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.8 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | PARKS |
| 23 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HARPERS BEND |
| 21 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | HANKS GRADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lenore: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Creek Limestone Mine | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper | Past Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenore in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Flood | Lenore | $8,000 | Campground was flooded along school road. Report relayed via law enforcement. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenore | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree across US Hwy 12, blocking the roadway for a time. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenore | - | Spotter reported 65 mph wind gust |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lenore | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lenore | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willola | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Agatha | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Big George | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Eugene | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gifford | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Leland | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Taney (historical) | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| German Settlement | 6.7 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lenore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6523080 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396782. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




