Backoo, North Dakota

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Backoo, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Backoo, North Dakota
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Backoo, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°50′12″N97°42′37″W / 48.83667°N 97.71028°W / 48.83667; -97.71028
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Pembina
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1027778

Backoo is an unincorporated community in Advance Township in North Dakota's Pembina County, United States, located approximately five miles northwest of Cavalier. [1] It was established in 1887 as a townsite along the Great Northern Railroad. [2]

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History

Backoo was a town of roughly 50 people, and was one of the more prominent communities in the township. [3] The post office was established September 26, 1887, and was in continuous operation for more than 100 years, closing October 11, 1988. [4] [5] The post office was assigned the ZIP code of 58215. Mail service is now handled through Cavalier. [6]

John Mountain, one of its first settlers, is reported to have named the town after the Barcoo River in his home country of Australia. [7] Other sources credit the origin of the name to Baku, a city in Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 75. ISBN   0-9620968-0-6. OCLC   191277027.
  3. ↑ The Dakota Icelanders Project (2009). "Icelandic Settlers of Advance (Avon) Township" . Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ Patera, Alan H.; John S. Gallagher (1982). North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. pp. 106–108. OCLC   09763647.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  7. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 224. OCLC   431626.


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