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

Burmester, Utah
Burmester is located in Utah
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Location of Burmester in the State of Utah
Burmester is located in the United States
Burmester
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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]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920159
19301643.1%
194028−82.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Description

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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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  Utah portal

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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