Welcome to Abarr ...

Abarr is located in Yuma County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abarr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Abarr is 4,240 feet [1,292 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Abarr is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Abarr (for example, toward Saint Francis (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Abarr is located in the (970) area code.

In the past, Abarr was named Brownsville.

Communities near Abarr ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abarr.

• Yuma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Yuma is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <4>
• Joes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes
  • Joes is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joes <4>
• Cope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Cope is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <4>
• Kirk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Kirk is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirk <4>
• Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiladel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  • Wiladel is located in Washington County
• Hyde ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
  • Hyde is located in Washington County
• Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arickaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  • Arickaree is located in Washington County
• Eckley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
  • Eckley is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckley <4>
• Vernon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
• Calhoun ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Washington County

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 Abarr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abarr.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abarr. 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 Abarr.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abarr ...

Looking for more information about Abarr? 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 Abarr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abarr.

Adding Abarr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abarr in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Abarr post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abarr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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