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Welcome to Backusburg ...

Backusburg is located in Calloway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Backusburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Backusburg is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Backusburg: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Backusburg ...

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

  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Mayfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Puryear
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Wingo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hardin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Kirksey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
  • Sedalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Backusburg ...

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

Adding Backusburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Backusburg 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 Backusburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Backusburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Backusburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Backusburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Backusburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.