Bourneville

History

The first permanent settlement at Bourneville was made in the 1790s. Bourneville was platted in 1832 by Colonel Bourne, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Bourneville since 1832. The resemblance to Bourneville, a town in Normandy, France, is a coincidence, since it is an old *Burnenville (Medieval Latin Burnenvilla, 12th century). As of 1847, an Indian stone work was located near Bourneville. It was surveyed by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis and was featured in their book, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, which was published in 1848.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  772
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  749
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  693
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  665
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  590
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  577
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  557
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  545

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-02-03
  2 km NNW of Oak Hill, Ohio
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-28
  3 km SW of Old Washington, Kentucky
• M 2.5 — 2023-03-20
  13 km SSW of Rio Grande, Ohio
• M 3.04 — 2021-12-12
  2 km E of Manchester, Ohio
• M 2.93 — 2020-04-25
  2 km SE of South Shore, Kentucky