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Welcome to Bourbon ...

Bourbon is located in Washington 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 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bourbon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bourbon: 662 & 471<3>

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, Kentucky, 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.

  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Hollandale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moorhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Shaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Metcalfe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Inverness
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Isola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Isola is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Arcola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Bourbon post office opened in 1903. The Bourbon post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Bourbon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bourbon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/