Edler, Colorado
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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 |
Edler is an unincorporated community located in and governed by Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1]
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
Edler 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.
