Backusburg, Kentucky

Backusburg, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Backusburg

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°42′21″N 88°28′6″W / 36.70583°N 88.46833°W / 36.70583; -88.46833Coordinates: 36°42′21″N 88°28′6″W / 36.70583°N 88.46833°W / 36.70583; -88.46833
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Calloway
Elevation 433 ft (132 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 507433[1]

Backusburg is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

Two different archaeological sites are located near the community; one of them, known as the Backusburg Mounds, is one of the premier sites throughout the Jackson Purchase.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Backusburg, Kentucky
  2. Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 7.5 (1950): 65.


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