Backusburg is an unincorporated community in

Calloway County Calloway County is a county located in the southwest part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,103. Its county seat is Murray. The county was founded in November 1822 and named for Colonel Richard ...

, Kentucky, United States. Two different archaeological sites are located near the community; one of them, known as the

Backusburg Mounds The Backusburg Mounds ( 15-CW-64) are an archaeological site in the Jackson Purchase region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located near the tiny community of Backusburg in northwestern Calloway County, the mounds are one of the region's premie ...

, is one of the premier sites throughout the Jackson Purchase. A post office was first established at the site on April 27, 1846, as Clarks River, Kentucky. This post office was closed on July 6, 1860. The post office was re-established on November 7, 1873, as Backusburg. The town is said to have been named after Asa Backus (who co-owned a sawmill) after he won a coin flip with another man.

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Unincorporated communities in Calloway County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{CallowayCountyKY-geo-stub