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Welcome to Flux ...

Flux is located in Tooele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flux, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Flux is 4,240 feet [1,292 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Flux is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Flux: 435

Communities near Flux ...

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

  • Tooele
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Burmester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burmester is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
  • Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
    • Former names for Rowley Junction:
    • Rowley
    • Spring Valley
    • Timpie
  • Delle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delle is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delle
  • Erda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Iosepa ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iosepa is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iosepa
  • Stansbury park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mills Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
    • Former names for Mills Junction:
    • Milltown
    • Millvale
    • Milton
    • Richville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flux ...

Looking for more information about Flux? 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 Flux, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flux.

Adding Flux to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flux 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 Flux was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flux.

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 Flux - 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.