Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Backus came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Backus in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Backus. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Backus data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Backus is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Backus in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Backus for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Backus. See our Misc Page for Backus for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Backus:

Backus was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)