About Us:

Lenora is located in southern Norton County, [NT] just south of Highway9. Most of the town is on the south side of the Solomon River. The town site slopes up from the river with the schools on the ridge above town. There's a nice little downtown park & gazebo, and Larrick Park, the town's largest, is down near the river and railroad. In addition to an attractive location, Lenora is blessed with a strong economy. Agriculture is important, but Lenora is also home to Rural Telephone, a regional telecommuications company, and its subsidiary Nex-Tech. There's also a strong and active bank, and a thriving Bar & Grill.

History:

LENORA was established in 1874, the railroad reached here in 1882, is located on the North Fork of the Solomon River and is the present terminus of the Central Branch Railroad, in one of the finest and best farming and stock raising sections of the state, and has better prospects today for the future, than any town in northwestern Kansas. Neither the town or county has ever been boomed, but they have grown steadily and together, therefore property can be bought with assurance of it returning a handsome revenue.

The Missouri Pacific air line from Kansas City, Leavenworth, Topeka, and Salina, to Denver is building this way and is within about 75 miles of here and will build through to Denver in the spring forming a junction with the Central Branch Missouri Pacific at this place, or else the Central Branch will build through to Denver in the spring making a division of Lenora between Atchinson and Denver. There is one thing sure, and that is the Central Branch country is going to a Denver outlet and that in the near future and from this place. The B & M is considering building southwest from Norton through here and on to southern Colorado. The Nickle Plate building north from Lakin on the Santa Fe, has been correponding with our business men in regard to building through here.