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Welcome to Backers Landing ...

Backers Landing is located in Monroe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Backers Landing: Backers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Backers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Backers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Backers Landing.

Backers Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Backers Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Backers Landing: 251

Communities near Backers Landing ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Beatrice
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Asahel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Asahel is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
  • Hybart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hybart is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
  • Coy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coy is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Backers Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Backers Landing - 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.