Welcome to Edler ...

Edler is located in Baca County<1>.

The location of Edler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Edler is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Edler is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Edler lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Edler and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Edler: (719)

Communities near Edler ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Edler.

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Pritchett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
  • Pritchett is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <4>
• Campo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo
  • Campo is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo <4>
• Kenton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Vilas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Vilas is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <4>
• Walsh
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
  • Walsh is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Edler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edler. See our Newspapers Page for Edler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edler ...

Looking for more information about Edler? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Edler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edler.

Adding Edler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edler in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Edler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edler post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/