Edler, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, U.S.

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, USA

37°10′35″N 102°46′42″W / 37.17639°N 102.77833°W / 37.17639; -102.77833CountryUSAState

State of ColoradoCountyBaca CountyElevation

4,652 ft (1,418 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code719GNIS feature ID196261^[1]

Edler is an unincorporated community in Baca County, Colorado, United States.^[1]

History

Edler was named for Dr. Edler, one of the first homesteaders in the community.^[2]

Edler's post office was established in 1916.^[3] Edler was two miles northwest of Holmes City.^[4]

In the 1920s, Edler had two mercantiles and a blacksmith shop.^[5] The Edler area was noted for its dairy industry, and two cream stations had been established in Edler.^[6]

In the 1930s, the community of Edler was the location of several petroleum test sites.^[7] In 1936, William A. Arbuthnot organized the Edler Grange. The Edler Grange was #426.^[8]

In 1940, Edler's population was 24.^[9] The Edler post office, which had operated in the community for more than 30 years, closed in 1948.^[3]

By the 1950s, there was a school and bus barn and the Edler Community Church.^[5] Edler's population was 30 in 1960.^[10]

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."^[11]

Geography

Edler is located within the Comanche National Grassland in southern Baca County.^[11] It is located at the junction of County Road P and County Road 17.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edler
^ Colorado Magazine. State Historical Society of Colorado, State Museum. 1940. p. 223.
^ ^a ^b "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b 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.