Welcome to Bourne ...

Bourne is located in Baker County<1>.

Bourne was established in 1902.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Bourne: Named after Jonathan Bourne, Jr.

Bourne is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bourne is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Bourne: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Bourne ...

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

• Baker City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
• North Powder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
  • North Powder is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
• Haines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <4>
• Sumpter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <4>
• Granite
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
• Cabell City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
  • Cabell City is located in Grant County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Baker County
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County

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>

From that list, the Bourne post office opened in 1895.

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 Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/