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Welcome to Backus ...

Backus is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

Backus is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Backus: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Backus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Backus - they are located in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Backus.

Communities near Backus ...

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

  • Gouverneur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Antwerp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Croghan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Edwards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Richville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jayville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
  • Lake Bonaparte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
  • South Edwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
  • Coffins Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
  • Talcville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Backus ...

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

Adding Backus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Backus 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 Backus was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Backus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Backus - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Backus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Backus 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.