Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Backus Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Backus Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Backus Beach listed first.

Hubbard Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
- Hubbard Lake is located in Alpena County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard Lake <2>
Gustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
- Gustin is located in Alcona County
Ossineke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossineke
- Ossineke is located in Alpena County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossineke <2>
Alcona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
- Alcona is located in Alcona County
Black River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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- Black River is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <2>
Curran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Curran is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curran <2>
Mikado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
- Mikado is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <2>
Greenbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Greenbush is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <2>
Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Alcona County
Alpena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Alpena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
Flanders
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
Wilber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
Oscoda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
- Oscoda is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <2>
Long Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
Au Sable
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
- Au Sable is located in Iosco County
Hillman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman is located in Montmorency County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <2>
Long Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <2>
Mio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mio
- Mio is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mio <2>
Hale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale <2>
Bolton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Alpena County

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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 Backus Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.