Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Backus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Backus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Backus listed first.
- Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Quinnimont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Crickmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Prince
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Prince is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince <3>
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Alaska ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - McKendree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - New Richmond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <3>
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Crow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Beury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - East Sewell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Green Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sulphur Springs
- Green Sulphur Springs is located in Summers County
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Spring Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dimmock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <3>
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Clifftop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Clifftop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifftop <3>
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <3>
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Backus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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. |