Edler is an unincorporated community located in and governed by Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1]
Edler, Colorado | |
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  Edler Location of Edler, Colorado.  Edler Edler (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′35″N 102°46′42″W / 37.1764°N 102.7783°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Baca[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Baca County[2] |
| Elevation | 4,652 ft (1,418 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | Springfield 81073 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS place ID | 196261 |
History
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Edler was named for Dr. Edler, one of the first homesteaders in the community.[4]
The Edler, Colorado, post office operated from February 16, 1916, until December 31, 1947.[5] The Springfield, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81073) now serves the area.[3] Edler was two miles northwest of Holmes City.[6]
In the 1920s, Edler had two mercantiles and a blacksmith shop.[7] The Edler area was noted for its dairy industry, and two cream stations had been established in Edler.[8]
In the 1930s, the community of Edler was the location of several petroleum test sites.[9] In 1936, William A. Arbuthnot organized the Edler Grange. The Edler Grange was #426.[10]
In 1940, Edler's population was 24.[11]
By the 1950s, there was a school and bus barn and the Edler Community Church.[7] Edler's population was 30 in 1960.[12]
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."[13]
Geography
editEdler is located within the Comanche National Grassland in southern Baca County.[13] It is located at the junction of County Road P and County Road 17.
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References
edit- 1 2 3 "Edler, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ Colorado Magazine. State Historical Society of Colorado, State Museum. 1940. p. 223.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Who's who in Colorado: A Biographical Record of Colorado's Leaders in Business, Professional, and Public Life. Extension division, University of Colorado. 1938. p. 51.
- 1 2 "Colorado Preservation, Inc". coloradopreservation.org. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ↑ The Earth... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. 1921. p. 7.
- ↑ Oil & Gas Journal. Petroleum Publishing Company. 1937.
- ↑ Husbandry, Colorado State Grange of Patrons of (1944). Journal of Proceedings of the Annual Session. p. 24.
- ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 151.
- ↑ "Colorado". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. C. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. pp. 672–673.
- 1 2 Miller, Donald C. (1990). 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. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-929521-33-6.
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