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Welcome to Backus Beach ...

Backus Beach is located in Alcona County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Backus Beach: Backus Bch.

Backus Beach is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Backus Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Backus Beach: 989

Communities near Backus Beach ...

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

  • Harrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Barton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Lake Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
    • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
  • Hubbard Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spruce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gustin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Gustin is located in Alcona County
  • Ossineke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Backus Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alcona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Backus Beach - 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.