TOLAR

NAME: Tolar COUNTY: Roosevelt ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Sunny. Cold. Cloudy. Dusty. Wind. Southwest exposure. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime at all.

COMMENTS: You will not find a living soul. Onlythe ghosts and memories of a past generationLots of dreams still floating around. REMAINS: Nil

The post office at Tolar was established in 1905 although the town was not platted until 1908. Located on the Belen cut-off of the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, thetown was named for Tolar, Texas by J. W. Coleman, the first postmaster, who had a daughter living there. A school was maintained in the community until 1926 when it was moved toTaiban in DeBaca County. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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