Edler, Colorado
Edler is an unincorporated community located in and governed by Baca County, Colorado, United States.
History
Edler was named for Dr. Edler, one of the first homesteaders in the community.The Edler, Colorado, post office operated from February 16, 1916, until December 31, 1947. The Springfield, Colorado, post office now serves the area. Edler was two miles northwest of Holmes City.
In the 1920s, Edler had two mercantiles and a blacksmith shop. The Edler area was noted for its dairy industry, and two cream stations had been established in Edler.
In the 1930s, the community of Edler was the location of several petroleum test sites. In 1936, William A. Arbuthnot organized the Edler Grange. The Edler Grange was #426.
In 1940, Edler's population was 24.
By the 1950s, there was a school and bus barn and the Edler Community Church. Edler's population was 30 in 1960.
By the 1990s, Edler was stated to be "surrounded by sand sagebrush, yucca, blue grama, buffalo grass, side-oats grama, and red threeawn. The population is 25."