Welcome to Bourbonais ...So far, we found very little information about Bourbonais. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Bourbonais to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bourbonais, please Contact Us. Bourbonais would have been located within present day Bureau County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bourbonais, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870. While the community is gone, the present day location for Bourbonais is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Bourbonais was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Bourbonais ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bourbonais.
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 Bourbonais. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bourbonais. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bourbonais. 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 Bourbonais. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourbonais. See our Newspapers Page for Bourbonais. Adding Bourbonais to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bourbonais in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bourbonais was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbonais. Footnotes ...
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