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Welcome to Faust ...

So far, we found very little information about Faust. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Faust to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Faust, please Contact Us.


Faust would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.

Faust was established in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Faust is 5,250 feet [1,600 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Faust is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Faust was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Faust was located: 435

Communities Also Named Faust ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Faust - they are located in Alberta, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Faust ...

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

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 Faust. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faust.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faust. 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 Faust.

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

Adding Faust to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faust 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 Faust was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faust.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Faust, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faust - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.