Welcome to Bourne ...

Bourne is located in Garrard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bourne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bourne is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bourne: 859

Communities Also Named Bourne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bourne - they are located in Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bourne ...

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

• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Nicholasville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Wilmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Lancaster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Stanford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Junction City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • 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 <3>
• Burgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Crab Orchard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bourne ...

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

Adding Bourne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bourne 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 Bourne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bourne post office opened in 1891.

We also found Bourne in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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