This beautifully detailed map of Backus, Michigan was created in 2026 using aerial imagery combined with modern topographical, census, street and landmark data. It's a modern aerial view of Backus in Roscommon County, Michigan, that combines modern data with a vintage aesthetic. The roads feature printed names, and if you look closely you can find your exact house accurately shown in its correct location.
Explore an aerial view of Backus, Michigan
On this map you'll find Backus Township Hall, Au Sable State Forest – Roscommon Unit, Backus Creek State Game Area, Maple Valley, East West Branch Road, Roscommon Road, North Roscommon Road, South Roscommon Road, South Lake James Road, Emery Road, Maple Valley Road, North Maple Valley Road, and more. Each red shape is a building, so zoom in on the preview and look for yours.
Backus has a story worth telling. The Backus Township Master Plan puts it this way: "In Backus Township there was a post office from 1907-1934 in the lumbering town of Kirkland along Maple Valley Road."
The Census Bureau counted 294 people here in 2020.
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Names on this map
These names are printed on this map.
Places: Backus Township Hall, Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit, Backus Creek State Game Area and Maple Valley.
Streets and roads: East West Branch Road, West West Branch Road, Roscommon Road, North Roscommon Road, South Roscommon Road, South Lake James Road, Emery Road, Maple Valley Road, North Maple Valley Road, South Maple Valley Road, Crooked Road, Waco Road.
More street names, A to Z
Backus Lake Road, Bucktail Drive, Buck Trail, Butler Road, East Nestel, East Nestel Road, East Shadow Lake Road, Hawthorne Ranch Road, Misty Pine Trail, Mud Lake Road, Partridge Lane, Partridge Way, Pheasant Way, Quail Drive, Rustic Ridge Drive, Stephens Road, West Branch Drive, West Branch Road, Wilderness Trail, Wolverine Drive.
Created by KNOWOL in 2026. The buildings are small red shapes, the roads carry their printed names, and shaded relief shows the shape of the land. The title panel reads "AERIAL VIEW OF BACKUS, MICHIGAN" with 44°17' NORTH 84°29' WEST.
It looks right in a kitchen, an office or a den, and it's a gift for anyone who grew up in Backus or moved away. Open the preview and find your street. See sizes and frames for the Backus map.
