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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abarr, Colorado
  2. "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  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.



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