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Welcome to Bauer ...

Bauer is located in Tooele County<1>.

Bauer is 4,930 feet [1,503 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bauer is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bauer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bauer: 435

Going back to its beginning, Bauer was originally named Buhl. For more information about the names of Bauer, see The Names of Bauer on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Bauer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bauer - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bauer.

Communities near Bauer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bauer.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bauer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bauer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bauer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bauer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bauer. See our Newspapers Page for Bauer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bauer ...

Looking for more information about Bauer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bauer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bauer.

Adding Bauer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bauer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bauer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bauer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bauer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.