Baca County, Colorado, in 1925, showing the location of Edler
Edler was named for Dr. Edler, one of the first homesteaders in the community.[2]
Edler's post office was established in 1916.[3] Edler was two miles northwest of Holmes City.[4]
In the 1920s, Edler had two mercantiles and a blacksmith shop.[5] The Edler area was noted for its dairy industry, and two cream stations had been established in Edler.[6]
In the 1930s, the community of Edler was the location of several petroleum test sites.[7] In 1936, William A. Arbuthnot organized the Edler Grange. The Edler Grange was #426.[8]
In 1940, Edler's population was 24.[9] The Edler post office, which had operated in the community for more than 30 years, closed in 1948.[3]
By the 1950s, there was a school and bus barn and the Edler Community Church.[5] Edler's population was 30 in 1960.[10]
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."[11]
Geography
Edler is located within the Comanche National Grassland in southern Baca County.[11] It is located at the junction of County Road P and County Road 17.
