Editing Bourbon County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
|county         = Bourbon County
|state              = Kansas
|type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image           = Bourbon County Courthouse - Fort Scott Kansas 10-10-2016.jpg
|ex image cap       = Bourbon County Courthouse in [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]] (2016)
|founded       = August 25, 1855
|named for          = [[Bourbon County, Kentucky]]
|seat wl            = Fort Scott
|largest city wl    = Fort Scott
|area_total_sq_mi   = 639
|area_land_sq_mi    = 635
|area_water_sq_mi   = 3.6
|area percentage    = 0.6%
|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/>
|population_as_of   = 2020
|population_total   = 14360
|pop_est_as_of      = 2024
|population_est     = 14408 {{gain}}
|density_sq_mi      = auto
|area codes         = [[Area code 620|620]]
|district           = 2nd
|time zone          = Central
|website            = {{URL|https://www.bourboncountyks.org/|BourbonCountyKS.org}}
|coordinates        = {{coord|37|51|N|94|51|W|region:US-KS_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=title}}
}}

'''Bourbon County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in [[Southeast Kansas]].  Its [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county population was 14,360.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Bourbon County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bourboncountykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815053439/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bourboncountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The county was named after [[Bourbon County, Kentucky]], the former home of many early settlers.

==History==

===Early history===
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
In 1855, '''Bourbon County''' was established and named after Bourbon County, Kentucky, due to the significant number of settlers from that region. Its early history is tied to the establishment of [[Fort Scott National Historic Site|Fort Scott]] in 1842 to manage relations with Indian tribes in the region, and particularly with the [[Osage Nation|Osage]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cutler |first=William G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlAMAQAAMAAJ&q=history+of+the+state+of+kansas+cutler&dq=history+of+the+state+of+kansas+cutler&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK_ZSbloCKAxV-lu4BHRB1CzYQ6AF6BAgEEAI |title=History of the State of Kansas, Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State ...: Also, a Supplementary History and Description of Its Counties, Cities, Towns, and Villages ... |last2=Andreas |first2=Alfred Theodore |date=1883 |publisher=A.T. Andreas |isbn=978-0-598-27697-1 |language=en}}</ref> The county's first settlers, many of whom were pro-slavery, faced opposition from free-state advocates, leading to violent confrontations during the Bleeding Kansas era and later during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], such the [[Battle of Mine Creek]] in 1864.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Blackmar |first=Frank Wilson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N1B80AEACAAJ&dq=a+cyclopedia+of+kansas+history+blackmar+volume+1&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwissabDlYCKAxUXJEQIHfSjN3UQ6AF6BAgFEAE |title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... with a Supplementary Volume Devoted to Selected Personal History and Reminiscence |date=1912 |publisher=Standard Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref>

The aftermath of the Civil War brought economic and demographic changes; many ex-soldiers settled in the area, contributing to its agricultural growth. Post-war years saw the railroad's arrival, connecting Bourbon County to broader markets and facilitating the expansion of coal mining and agriculture, particularly wheat, corn, and later, sorghum.<ref name=":0" />

===21st century===
[[Bourbon virus]], a new strain of [[thogotovirus]], was first discovered in Bourbon County. In the spring of 2014 an otherwise healthy man was bitten by a tick, contracting the virus, dying 11 days later from organ failure.<ref>{{cite web|title=New details on mystery virus that killed Kansas man|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-details-on-mystery-virus-that-killed-kansas-man/|work=CBS News|date=February 20, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New so-called Bourbon virus linked to Kansas man's death after tick bite|url=http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2015/02/20/New-so-called-Bourbon-virus-linked-to-Kansas-mans-death-after-tick-bite/9211424460126/|publisher=UPI}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|639|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|635|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Linn County, Kansas|Linn County]] (north)
* [[Vernon County, Missouri|Vernon County]], [[Missouri]] (east)
* [[Crawford County, Kansas|Crawford County]] (south)
* [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]] (southwest)
* [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]] (west)
* [[Anderson County, Kansas|Anderson County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Fort Scott National Historic Site]]

===Major highways===
Sources: National Atlas,<ref>[http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ National Atlas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ |date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> U.S. Census Bureau<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger |title=U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523020601/https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[U.S. Route 54]]
* [[U.S. Route 69]]
* [[K-3 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 3]]
* [[K-7 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 7]]
* [[K-31 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 31]]
* [[K-39 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 39]]
* [[K-65 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 65]]

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Bourbon County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 6101
|1870= 15076
|1880= 19591
|1890= 28575
|1900= 24712
|1910= 24007
|1920= 23198
|1930= 22386
|1940= 20944
|1950= 19153
|1960= 16090
|1970= 15215
|1980= 15969
|1990= 14966
|2000= 15379
|2010= 15173
|2020= 14360
|estyear=2023
|estimate=14408
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 15,379 people, 6,161 households, and 4,127 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 7,135 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.06% [[White American|White]], 3.08% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.84% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from other races, and 1.33% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 1.29% of the population.

There were 6,161 [[household]]s, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $31,199, and the median income for a family was $39,239. Males had a median income of $27,043 versus $20,983 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,393. About 9.50% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Presidential elections===
Bourbon County is a strongly Republican county. Only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present have resulted in Republicans failing to win the county, with the last of these being in 1964.
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,372|2,216|98|Kansas}}
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,318|2,491|805|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,876|2,509|1,774|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,660|2,623|49|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,858|2,175|69|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,263|2,605|331|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,589|3,237|103|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,776|1,912|126|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,983|2,241|780|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,290|3,980|53|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,062|2,928|41|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,306|3,151|47|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,785|3,023|56|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,225|3,879|111|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,790|3,622|39|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,751|4,898|78|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,402|5,714|4|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,277|5,577|181|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,251|2,223|82|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,210|2,850|1,538|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,194|3,632|225|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,370|5,209|388|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,448|2,209|1,698|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,695|2,686|253|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,234|1,808|415|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,024|2,799|65|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,900|3,067|50|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|2,803|0|2,889|Kansas}}
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===Laws===
Following amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until 1992, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |title=Map of Wet and Dry Counties |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue |date=November 2006 |access-date=December 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008013617/http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2007 }}</ref>

==Education==

===Colleges===
* [[Fort Scott Community College]]

===Unified school districts===
* [[Fort Scott USD 234]]
* [[Uniontown USD 235]]

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Bourbon Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Bourbon County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|map legend]])]]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Bourbon County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Bourbon County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/bourbon.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605025218/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/bourbon.PDF |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |date=October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bronson, Kansas|Bronson]]
* [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]] (county seat)
* [[Fulton, Kansas|Fulton]]
* [[Mapleton, Kansas|Mapleton]]
* [[Redfield, Kansas|Redfield]]
* [[Uniontown, Kansas|Uniontown]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
† means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{div col}}
* [[Barnesville, Kansas|Barnesville]]
* [[Berlin, Kansas|Berlin]]
* [[Devon, Kansas|Devon]]†
* [[Garland, Kansas|Garland]]†
* [[Godfrey, Kansas|Godfrey]]
* [[Hammond, Kansas|Hammond]]
* [[Harding, Kansas|Harding]]
* [[Hiattville, Kansas|Hiattville]]
* [[Marmaton, Kansas|Marmaton]]
* [[Pawnee Station, Kansas|Pawnee Station]]
* [[Porterville, Kansas|Porterville]]
* [[Xenia, Kansas|Xenia]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
Bourbon County is divided into eleven [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]] is considered ''governmentally independent'' and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

{| class="toccolours" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#ccccff"
! Township !! [[FIPS place code|FIPS]] !! Population<br/>center
! Population !! Population<br/>density<br/><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq&nbsp;mi)</small>
! Land area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water %
! Geographic coordinates
|- 
| [[Drywood Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Drywood]] || 18750 ||  || 394 || 3 (8) || 120 (47) || 0 (0) || 0.19% || {{coord|37|43|19|N|94|40|36|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Franklin]] || 24300 ||  || 312 || 2 (4) || 185 (71) || 0 (0) || 0.13% || {{coord|37|59|41|N|94|59|14|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Freedom Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Freedom]] || 24600 || [[Fulton, Kansas|Fulton]] || 505 || 4 (12) || 113 (44) || 0 (0) || 0.17% || {{coord|38|0|4|N|94|44|45|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Marion Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Marion]] || 44650 || [[Bronson, Kansas|Bronson]],<br/> [[Uniontown, Kansas|Uniontown]] || 1,165 || 4 (12) || 259 (100) || 0 (0) || 0.19% || {{coord|37|51|14|N|95|1|12|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Marmaton]] || 44900 ||  || 815 || 6 (15) || 145 (56) || 0 (0) || 0.13% || {{coord|37|48|57|N|94|50|16|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Mill Creek Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Mill Creek]] || 46675 ||  || 472 || 3 (9) || 136 (52) || 1 (0) || 0.42% || {{coord|37|54|45|N|94|50|14|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Osage Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Osage]] || 53100 ||  || 394 || 3 (8) || 125 (48) || 0 (0) || 0.16% || {{coord|37|58|40|N|94|39|33|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Pawnee Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Pawnee]] || 54775 ||  || 308 || 2 (6) || 126 (49) || 0 (0) || 0.31% || {{coord|37|43|31|N|94|50|30|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Scott]] || 63500 ||  || 2,326 || 13 (34) || 179 (69) || 2 (1) || 0.94% || {{coord|37|48|35|N|94|41|30|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Timberhill Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Timberhill]] || 70600 || [[Mapleton, Kansas|Mapleton]] || 256 || 3 (7) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|38|0|31|N|94|52|57|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Walnut Township, Bourbon County, Kansas|Walnut]] || 74850 ||  || 135 || 1 (2) || 154 (59) || 0 (0) || 0.13% || {{coord|37|43|10|N|94|59|0|W|}} 
|-
|colspan=9|Sources: {{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html| title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html| archive-date=August 2, 2002}}
|}

==Notable people==
* [[Richard Christy]] (b. 1974), drummer, radio personality; born and raised in Bourbon County<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2008/richard-christy-from-rags-to-richard/|title=Richard Christy – From Rags to Richard|first=Ben|last=Hogg|publisher=Metal Maniacs|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan M. Davis|Jonathan Davis]] (1871–1943), [[List of Governors of Kansas|22nd]] [[Governor of Kansas]]; born in Bourbon County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan M. Davis|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=September 30, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sarah C. Hall|Sarah Hall]] (1832–1926), president of Bourbon County Equal Suffrage Association; lived in Fort Scott, Bourbon County 1870–1911<ref name="TheFort1889">{{cite news |title=Bourbon County Equal Suffrage Association. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-scott-weekly-tribune-bourbon-co/145604770/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=The Fort Scott Weekly Tribune |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=November 28, 1889 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
* [[Gordon Parks]] (1912–2006), photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary [[photojournalism]] in the 1940s; born in Bourbon County

==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bourbon County, Kansas]]
{{See also Kansas counties}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
* ''Fort Scott Kansas - Then and Now - A Pictorial History''; Bourbon County Historical Preservation Association; 240 pages; 2016.
* [https://krex.k-state.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/d58032e7-e718-47e8-b045-2434faa1a91d/content ''A Very Dear Spot - The Development of Fort Scott, Kansas, 1890-1920'']; Daron Blake; Kansas State University; 18 pages; 2011.
* ''Fort Scott - A Pictorial History''; William G. Calhoun; Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County; 272 pages; 1978.
* ''A Social History of Fort Scott Kansas at the Turn of the Century''; James D. Conkright; Pittsburg State University; 1973.
* [https://archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-bourbon-county-kansas-1931 ''Soil Survey of Bourbon County, Kansas'']; U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service; 37 pages; 1931.
* ''Place names of Bourbon County, Kansas - The County, Townships, streams, towns, lost towns, streets in Fort Scott and other place names, with origin of all names''; Charles E. Cory; Monitor Printing Co; 1928.
* [https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/223978/ ''Standard Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas'']; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1920.
* [https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/224022/ ''History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865'']; Thomas F. Robley; 269 pages; 1894.
* [https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/223977/ ''An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas'']; Edwards Brothers of Missouri; 55 pages; 1878.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bourbon County, Kansas}}
;County
* {{Official website|https://www.bourboncountyks.org/|Bourbon County – Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260406 Bourbon County – Directory of Public Officials]
;Maps
* Bourbon County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/bourbon.PDF Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
* Kansas Highway Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp Historic], KDOT
* Kansas Railroad Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp Current], [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227379 1996], [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227380 1915], KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bourbon County, Kansas
|North     = [[Linn County, Kansas|Linn County]]
|Northeast = [[Vernon County, Missouri]]
|East      = [[Vernon County, Missouri]]
|Southeast = [[Vernon County, Missouri]]
|South     = [[Crawford County, Kansas|Crawford County]]
|Southwest = [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]]
|West      = [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]]
|Northwest = [[Anderson County, Kansas|Anderson County]]
}}

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