Welcome to Barr Lake ...

Barr Lake is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barr Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Barr Lake: Barr Lk.

Barr Lake is 5,110 feet [1,558 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Barr Lake is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Barr Lake: (303) and (720)<4>

Going back to its beginning, Barr Lake was originally named Platte Summit. For more information about the names of Barr Lake, see The Names of Barr Lake on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Barr Lake ...

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

• Denver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Thornton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <5>
• Arvada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Broomfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
• Commerce City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <5>
• Brighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <5>
• Northglenn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <5>
• Erie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barr Lake ...

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

Adding Barr Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barr Lake 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 Barr Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barr Lake post office opened in 1914.

We also found Barr Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barr Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.co.us/

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