Burmester, Utah

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Burmester, Utah
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Burmester
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Burmester
Burmester (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N112°27′08″W / 40.69111°N 112.45222°W / 40.69111; -112.45222
Country United States
State Utah
County Tooele
FoundedBefore 1906
Named after Frank T. Burmester
Elevation
4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 435
GNIS feature ID1437515 [1]

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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 159
1930 1643.1%
1940 28−82.9%
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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Burmester". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. "MyTopo Maps - Burmester, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 10, 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 March 10, 2018.

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