Burmester, Utah
Unincorporated community
Burmester is located in Utah
Burmester
Burmester
Location of Burmester in the State of Utah
Burmester is located in the United States
Burmester
Burmester
Burmester (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 112°27′08″W / 40.69111°N 112.45222°W / 40.69111; -112.45222
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyTooele
FoundedBefore 1906
Named forFrank T. Burmester
Elevation
4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code435
GNIS feature ID1437515[1]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
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

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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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