Bacúrov (German: Wasserau; Hungarian: Bacúr) is a village and municipality in the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

The earliest written reference of Bacúrov dates from 1255 when the village was known as Villa Bochorou (Wasseraw in old German).

In mid-16th century during the Turkish invasions, the local villagers were responsible for road guarding.

Before the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bacúrov was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).