Welcome to Bohon ...

Bohon is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bohon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Bohon is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Bohon: (859)

Communities Also Named Bohon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bohon - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bohon ...

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

• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Wilmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Junction City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Burgin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Perryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <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 Bohon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bohon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bohon. 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 Bohon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bohon ...

Looking for more information about Bohon? 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 Bohon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bohon.

Adding Bohon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bohon 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 Bohon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bohon post office opened in 1854.

We also found Bohon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bohon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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