Bourbon County is located in southeastern Kansas, its eastern border shares the state line with Missouri. This was one of the original counties, established in 1855, and named for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It is bordered on the north by Linn County; on the east and by Vernon County Missouri; on the south and southwest by Crawford and Neosho counties; on the west and northwest by Allen and Anderson counties. Its county seat and largest city is Fort Scout.

This county is available for adoption. If you are interested in adopting Bourbon County, send me an email addressed to allen.alice@gmail.com, copied to your email template. Be sure to include "Bourbon County" in the subject line so I'll be sure to notice.

While we wait for someone to take over this county, we will be building this web site over time to include information and records to assist you as you research your Bourbon County families. Below, you will note a table which includes the types of documents and information we hope to have available for you as quickly as we can. Should you have any information that you wish to include here, please contact me at allen.alice@gmail.com and let me know. Copy and paste my email address into your email template.

Bible Records	Biographies	Cemeteries	Census
Church Records	Families	History	Land Records
Letters & Diaries	Military Records	Newspapers	Obituaries
Pensions	Tax Records	Vital Records	Wills and Probate
photos	Schools	Cities and Towns

• Wikipedia's Bourbon County Page
• Bourbon County Page
• Linkpendium's Page for Bourbon County
• Kansas State Historical Society Page for Bourbon County
• Bourbon County Genealogy
• Bourbon County Libraries
• Old Fort Genealogical Society

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 October 15, 2010