Abarr, Colorado

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Abarr is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

History

Abarr was originally called "Brownsville", and under the latter name was platted in 1922. [2] The present name "Abarr" was adopted in 1923. [2] A post office called Abarr was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1948. [3] Abarr was named after the maiden name of Ethel Hoffman, the wife of Silas Hoffman, a couple who owned a postal office there. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abarr, Colorado
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ethel R. (ABARR) HOFFMAN" . Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 39°51′00″N102°42′25″W / 39.850°N 102.707°W / 39.850; -102.707


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