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Welcome to Bourbon ...

Bourbon is located in Sherman County<1>.

Bourbon is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bourbon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bourbon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bourbon: 541 & 458<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, Mississippi and Missouri (2).

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.

  • Maupin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Moro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <4>
  • Grass Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shaniko
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ajax is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Gordon ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Monkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • De Moss Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
  • Nansene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene

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 mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Sherman, 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Bourbon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. 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.