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

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

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] 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.[3]

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