Welcome to Bourbon ...

Bourbon is located in Douglas 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 1853.

Bourbon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bourbon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bourbon (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bourbon is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Bourbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bourbon - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, 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.

• Mattoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <4>
• Sullivan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Tuscola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Tolono
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Arcola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <4>
• Villa Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
• Bement
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
• Atwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
• Lovington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
  • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <4>

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 1853.

We also found Bourbon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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.

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