Bourbon Missouri Map

About Bourbon, Missouri

Bourbon is a locality in Boone County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,567. The population density is 452.5 people per km². Bourbon is located at 38.1506°N, 91.2493°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bourbon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 65284, 65441.

Bourbon occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri landscape where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells of limestone and clay. It lies 14.0 miles south-southeast of Moberly, MO (from Moberly, MO: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of Centralia. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially when the light of late afternoon catches the limestone outcroppings, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Saling Creek trace a path through the brush, while the stillness of Tincher Lake North offers a reflective surface to the sky. Far to the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a rugged anchor to the horizon, reminding the observer that the terrain is part of a much older, more folded geology. Even in the height of summer, the wind carries a faint, grassy scent that speaks of the deep, inland soil and the patient patience of the plains.

Bourbon grew from the necessity of the rail, a place defined by the steady, rhythmic transit of goods and the industry of those who settled the surrounding timber and farmland. Economy remains tied to the land and the transit routes that bypass the busier arteries of the state, maintaining a pace that favors deliberate action over the frantic pulse of the city. Residents often find their way to Jacks (Maude Shores) Conservation Area, where the dense woodland provides a reprieve from the daily turn of commerce and the demands of modern life. There is a distinct, plain-spoken character here, a legacy of the diverse settlers who brought their own craft and customs to these hills. Life in Bourbon moves with a gravity that feels earned, grounded in the simple, repetitive cycles of the seasons and the quiet persistence of a place that knows exactly what it is.

About This Bourbon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bourbon, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.150583, -91.249276. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bourbon includes the ZIP code (65284, 65441), telephone area code (573), county seat of Boone County (Columbia), and school district assignment (Crawford County R-I School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.