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Welcome to Bourbon Springs ...

Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bourbon Springs: Bourbon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bourbon Spngs. or Bourbon Sprngs.)

Bourbon Springs is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Bourbon Springs: 502

Communities near Bourbon Springs ...

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

  • Mount Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bardstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
  • Lebanon Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bourbon Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bourbon Springs ...

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

Adding Bourbon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bourbon Springs 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 (so far) for Bourbon Springs was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbon Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bourbon Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.