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

[2] A post office was first established at the site on April 27, 1846, as Clarks River, Kentucky.

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.

This Calloway County, Kentucky state location article is a stub.