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Bourbon County.

Bourbon County has 635.5 square miles of land in Kansas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Bourbon County: Wooded Osage Plains, Cherokee Plains, Osage Cuestas.

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Bourbon County Courthouse - Fort Scott, Kansas
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Bourbon County Courthouse - Fort Scott, Kansas

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THE SETTINGWooded Osage Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS19 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Bourbon County on the map

THE BOURBON COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Wooded Osage Plains setting.

Bourbon County has 635.5 square miles of land in Kansas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Bourbon County: Wooded Osage Plains, Cherokee Plains, Osage Cuestas.

Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.

Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Bourbon County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Wooded Osage Plains88.3%
  2. Cherokee Plains6.9%
  3. Osage Cuestas4.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Bourbon County

The atlas lists 19 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Bourbon County, including Marion, Franklin, Scott. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Bourbon County

Bourbon County by land and water

The Census records 3.63 square miles of water within Bourbon County, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Bourbon County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Bourbon County has 4,382.5 times the land area of nearby Redfield city (0.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Allen County, Anderson County, Crawford County, Linn County, Neosho County within Kansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Bourbon County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Bourbon County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Bourbon County. The county includes 19 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Wooded Osage Plains setting

Wooded Osage Plains belongs to Central Irregular Plains. How are open ground, streamside woodland and rolling terrain distributed within the surveyed tract?

03

Check the route, beyond Redfield

Redfield is 2.2 miles southwest of the Bourbon County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Bourbon County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON BOURBON COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 37.8561° N, 94.8509° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Bourbon County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Bourbon

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Bourbon ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Bourbon County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Wooded Osage Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Central Irregular Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Kansas landowner resources

Kansas Master Well Inventory

Kansas Geological Survey portal combining several state groundwater-well datasets.

Kansas Floodplain Viewer

State viewer for current effective floodplain mapping and related information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Bourbon County.

Redfield lies about 2.2 miles southwest of Bourbon County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Bourbon County in context

NSEWRedfield · 2.2 miles1Marmaton · 3.6 miles2Mill Creek · 4 miles3Devon · 5 miles4Uniontown · 6.8 miles5Marion · 7.7 miles6OUTER RING: 7.7 MILES
  1. 1
    Redfield2.2 mi · city
  2. 2
    Marmaton3.6 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Mill Creek4 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Devon5 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Uniontown6.8 mi · city
  6. 6
    Marion7.7 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Kansas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Bronsoncity
Devoncensus-designated place
Drywoodlegal township
Fort Scottcity
Franklinlegal township
Freedomlegal township
Fultoncity
Garlandcensus-designated place
Mapletoncity
Marionlegal township
Marmatonlegal township
Mill Creeklegal township
Osagelegal township
Pawneelegal township
Redfieldcity
Scottlegal township
Timberhilllegal township
Uniontowncity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Bourbon County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Bourbon County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Bourbon County. Bourbon County’s 635.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Wooded Osage Plains describe all of Bourbon County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Wooded Osage Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Redfield as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.2 miles southwest of Bourbon County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Bourbon County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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