Welcome to Backus ...

Backus is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Backus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Backus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Backus is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Backus is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Backus: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Backus ...

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

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.

• Beckley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <5>
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Fayetteville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Hinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Rainelle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• 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 <5>
• Mabscott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Sophia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
• Rupert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Meadow Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people

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 for Backus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Backus post office opened in 1890.

We also found Backus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Backus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/