Barr Lake, Colorado
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Barr Lake, Colorado | |
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  Barr Lake  Barr Lake | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 104°46′31″W / 39.94444°N 104.77528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 5,115 ft (1,559 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 303, 720, & 983 |
| GNIS feature ID | 184609[1] |
Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.
It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.
School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.
History
[edit]Barr Lake was originally named Platte Summit.[2] The Barr, Colorado, post office opened on March 15, 1883.[3] Barr was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The Barr post office was renamed Barr Lake, Colorado, on October 17, 1914, and remained in operation until August 31, 1952.
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |