Welcome to Bourbon ...

Bourbon is located in Pulaski County<1>.

The location of Bourbon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bourbon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bourbon is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bourbon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bourbon (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Bourbon: (606)

Communities Also Named Bourbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bourbon - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri (2) and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bourbon.

Communities near Bourbon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bourbon.

• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Burnside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
• Science Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <4>
• Eubank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
  • Eubank is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eubank <4>
• Bronston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronston
  • Bronston is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronston <4>
• Tateville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
• Nancy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Nancy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nancy <4>
• Northfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
• Frazer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Frazer is located in Wayne County
• Piney Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bourbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bourbon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bourbon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bourbon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourbon. See our Newspapers Page for Bourbon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bourbon ...

Looking for more information about Bourbon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bourbon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bourbon.

Adding Bourbon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bourbon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bourbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bourbon post office opened in 1903.

We also found Bourbon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bourbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/