Barr Lake, Colorado

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Barr Lake, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Barr Lake
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Barr Lake
Barr Lake (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°56′40″N104°46′31″W / 39.9444°N 104.7752°W / 39.9444; -104.7752 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Adams [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Adams County [2]
Elevation
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5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes 303/720/983
GNIS pop ID 184609

Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [3] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.

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It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.

School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.

History

Barr Lake was originally named Platte Summit. [4] The Barr, Colorado, post office opened on March 15, 1883. [5] Barr was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The Barr post office was renamed Barr Lake, Colorado, on October 17, 1914, and remained in operation until August 31, 1952.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Barr Lake, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
  4. ↑ 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. 8.
  5. ↑ 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.
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