Abarr, Colorado
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]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abarr, Colorado
- "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- "Ethel R. (ABARR) HOFFMAN". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- 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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