Welcome to Barr Lake ...Barr Lake is located in Adams County<1>. 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.<2> 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, 720 & 983<3> 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.
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 (so far) for Barr Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Barr Lake. Footnotes ...
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