Leadore, ID

Leadore is a city in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. The 2020 census counted 98 residents. Leadore dates from 1910, when the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad was constructed from Armstead, Montana, over Bannock Pass and into the Lemhi Valley. This occurred because the original location for the train station in Junction had to be altered when the owner of the land refused to sell. Leadore makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Leadore is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Leadore is located in southeastern Lemhi County in the Lemhi Valley. The Lemhi River flows through the northeast side of the city, running northwest to join the Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho. Leadore is home to railroad's repair shops.