Faust, Utah

Faust is a settlement located in central Tooele County, Utah. It was founded by Henry J. Faust (born Heinrich Jacob Faust), a Mormon immigrant from Germany. In 1860 he managed Faust Station on the Pony Express trail. He later bought the property for his ranch.^[1] In 1870 Henry Faust and his wife moved to Salt Lake City. Faust has been used by the Union Pacific Railroad to house workers on the site. The area is popular with campers, mountain bikers, off road vehicle enthusiasts, and hikers during the summer months. Henry J. Faust was an ancestor of James E. Faust.

References

↑ John W. Van Cott (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation. University of Utah Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.

External links

Faust Pony Express Station, Tooele County (copy at archive.org)
BLM Information Board "Outback", Tooele County (copy at archive.org)

Municipalities and communities of Tooele County, Utah, United States

County seat: Tooele

Cities	Grantsville Tooele Wendover

Towns	Ophir Rush Valley Stockton Vernon

CDPs	Dugway Erda Stansbury Park

Unincorporated communities	Burmester Clive Faust Flux Ibapah Knolls Lake Point Rowley

Ghost towns	Ajax Aragonite Arinosa Gold Hill Iosepa Low Mercur Salduro Scranton

Coordinates: 40°11′03″N 112°23′31″W / 40.18417°N 112.39194°W / 40.18417; -112.39194

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