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

  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 March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Denver Public Library.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ethel R. (ABARR) HOFFMAN". Retrieved July 31, 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.

39°51′00″N 102°42′25″W / 39.850°N 102.707°W / 39.850; -102.707


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