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Welcome to Back ...

Back is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Back is located in Gray County<1>.

Back is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Back is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Back lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Back: 806

Communities Also Named Back ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Back - they are located in Kentucky and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Back ...

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

  • Wheeler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McLean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lefors
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mobeetie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesco is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Alanreed
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Magic City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Bowers City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bowers City is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
  • Twitty
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Miami
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Back ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Back - 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.