Bourbon, Missouri

About Bourbon

Set in the eastern part of Missouri, Bourbon is a small town, home to 1,533 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bourbon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.34 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,144 residents per square mile.

📰 Bourbon News Today

• How Missouri’s grain, oak and four seasons shape its bourbon Sauce Magazine · Oct 7
• Freedom 13 groundbreaking for new houses in rural Missouri FOX 2 · Oct 8
• Geraldine "Jerrie" Capps Obituary (2026) - Bourbon, MO - Eaton Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Main Chapel Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• Bourbon, Mo. couple face drug, child sexual abuse material charges KMOV · Sep 4
• Two Bourbon, Mo. residents charged with possession of child sexual abuse material KRCG · Sep 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Missouri headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bourbon Unique

• Positioned in eastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bourbon

• Figo's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Planet Sub
• Uncle Ernie's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bourbon

• Bourbon Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bourbon

• BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• BOURBON HIGH SCHOOL
• BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bourbon

🏘️ Nearby Communities