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Welcome to Bourbon ...

Bourbon is located in Pulaski County<1>.

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.<2>.

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 Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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)
  • Burnside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Science Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eubank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bronston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tateville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Grundy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Nancy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Northfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Frazer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer

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 (so far) for Bourbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bourbon - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/