Burmester, Utah

Burmester, Utah
Unincorporated community
Burmester
Location of Burmester in the State of Utah
Burmester
Burmester (the US)
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 112°27′08″W / 40.69111°N 112.45222°W / 40.69111; -112.45222Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 112°27′08″W / 40.69111°N 112.45222°W / 40.69111; -112.45222
Country United States
State Utah
County Tooele
Founded Before 1906
Named for Frank T. Burmester
Elevation 4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 435
GNIS feature ID 1437515[1]

Burmester is an unincorporated community in northeastern Tooele County, Utah, United States.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1920159—
19301643.1%
194028−82.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Description

Burmester is located along Interstate 80 on the north end of the Tooele Valley, near the southwestern edge of the Great Salt Lake, 7 miles (11 km) north of Grantsville.[3]

Burmester was originally settled as a railroad community under the name of Grants Station; in 1906 it was renamed for landowner Frank T. Burmester.[4] The community severely declined during the Great Depression.

See also

Utah portal

References

  1. 1 2 "Burmester". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 Feb 2006. Retrieved 4 Nov 2011.
  3. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Burmester, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  4. ↑ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.

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