Abarr, Colorado

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Abarr, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Abarr
Location of Abarr, Colorado.
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Abarr
Abarr (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°51′02″N102°42′26″W / 39.8505°N 102.7072°W / 39.8505; -102.7072 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Yuma County [2]
Elevation
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4,242 ft (1,293 m)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 204724

Abarr is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

Abarr was originally called Brownsville, and under the latter name was platted in 1922. [3] The present name "Abarr" was adopted in 1923. [3] The Abarr post office operated from February 26, 1923, until November 30, 1947. [4] Abarr was named after the maiden name of Ethel Hoffman, the wife of Silas Hoffman, a couple who owned a postal office there. [5] [6]

Geography

Abarr is located in western Yuma County at coordinates 39°51′02″N102°42′26″W / 39.8505°N 102.7072°W / 39.8505; -102.7072 .

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abarr, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019– via Denver Public Library.
  4. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  5. ↑ "Ethel R. (ABARR) HOFFMAN" . Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 5.


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