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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <3>
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
• Barton City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton City
  • Barton City is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton City <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
  • Hubbard Lake is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard Lake <3>
• Spruce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossineke
  • Ossineke is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossineke <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <3>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Backus Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/