Abarr, Colorado

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Abarr, Colorado
unincorporated community
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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 of America
State State of Colorado
County Yuma County [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Yuma County [2]
Elevation
[1]
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 .

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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 2019-03-28. Retrieved 1 July 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 31 July 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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