Bourbon is an unincorporated community in northern Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on Benson Road just east of U.S. Route 63 and about one mile west of Sturgeon.[2]
History
editBourbon was laid out in 1849, and named after Bourbon County, Kentucky, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[3] A variant name was Bourbonton.[1] A post office called Bourbonton was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1857.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bourbon, Boone County, Missouri
- ^ USGS Topoview
- ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
39°14′20″N 92°18′53″W / 39.23889°N 92.31472°W
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