Bourbon, Boone County, Missouri

Bourbon is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

Bourbon was laid out in 1849, and named after Bourbon County, Kentucky, the native home of a share of the first settlers.^[1] A variant name was Bourbonton.^[2] A post office called Bourbonton was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1857.^[3]

References

↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bourbon, Boone County, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Columbia

Cities	Ashland Centralia‡ Columbia Hallsville Rocheport Sturgeon

Villages	Harrisburg Hartsburg Huntsdale McBaine Pierpont

Townships	Bourbon Cedar Centralia Columbia Katy Missouri Perche Rock Bridge Rocky Fork Three Creeks

Unincorporated communities	Bourbon Claysville Deer Park Easley Englewood Harg Hinton Midway Oldham Prathersville Providence Riggs Rileysburg Rucker Shaw Two Mile Prairie Wilton Woodlandville

Ghost towns	Boonesborough

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°14′20″N 92°18′53″W / 39.23889°N 92.31472°W / 39.23889; -92.31472

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