Edler, Colorado Explained

Edler, Colorado
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:USA
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Baca County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:37.1764°N -102.7783°W
Elevation Ft:4652
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:719
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:196261

Edler is an unincorporated community in Baca County, Colorado, United States.

History

Edler was named for Dr. Edler, one of the first homesteaders in the community.[1]

Edler's post office was established in 1916.[2] Edler was two miles northwest of Holmes City.[3]

In the 1920s, Edler had two mercantiles and a blacksmith shop. The Edler area was noted for its dairy industry, and two cream stations had been established in Edler.[4]

In the 1930s, the community of Edler was the location of several petroleum test sites.[5] In 1936, William A. Arbuthnot organized the Edler Grange. The Edler Grange was #426.[6]

In 1940, Edler's population was 24.[7] The Edler post office, which had operated in the community for more than 30 years, closed in 1948.

By the 1950s, there was a school and bus barn and the Edler Community Church.[8] Edler's population was 30 in 1960.[9]

By the 1990s, Edler was stated to be "surrounded by sand sagebrush, yucca, blue grama, buffalo grass, side-oats grama, and red threeawn. The population is 25."

Geography

Edler is located within the Comanche National Grassland in southern Baca County.[10] It is located at the junction of County Road P and County Road 17.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Colorado Magazine . State Historical Society of Colorado, State Museum. . 1940 . 223 . en.
  2. Web site: Post Offices . 2022-10-23 . www.postalhistory.com.
  3. Book: Who's who in Colorado: A Biographical Record of Colorado's Leaders in Business, Professional, and Public Life . Extension division, University of Colorado . 1938 . 51 . en.
  4. Book: The Earth... . Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company . 1921 . 7 . en.
  5. Book: Oil & Gas Journal . Petroleum Publishing Company . 1937 . en.
  6. Book: Husbandry, Colorado State Grange of Patrons of . Journal of Proceedings of the Annual Session . 1944 . 24 . en.
  7. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 151 . en.
  8. Web site: Colorado Preservation, Inc. . 2022-10-23 . coloradopreservation.org.
  9. Encyclopedia: Colorado . World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Educational Corporation . Chicago . 1960 . C . 672–673.
  10. Book: Miller, Donald C. . Ghosts on a Sea of Grass: Ghost Towns of the Plains : Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming . Pictorial Histories Publishing Company . 1990 . 978-0-929521-33-6 . 6 . en.