Bourbonais, Illinois | |
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Former settlement | |
  Bourbonais, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′37″N 89°38′07″W / 41.34361°N 89.63528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bureau |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1822630[1] |
Bourbonais is a former settlement in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Bourbonais was located in Concord Township, along the Burlington railroad line southwest of Wyanet and northeast of Buda. It was platted in 1864.[2] It was named for a man of mixed French and Native American ancestry who had settled in this general area in 1820.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Beaure County, Illinois