Abarr is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[2]

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″N 102°42′26″W / 39.8505°N 102.7072°W / 39.8505; -102.7072.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Abarr, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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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