Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Van Buren came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Van Buren in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Van Buren. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Van Buren data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Van Buren:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Van Buren was listed as Van Buren Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Van Buren was listed as Van Buren Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Van Buren was listed as Van Buren Courthouse.

Shell Oil Road Map for Arkansas (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

Van Buren is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Van Buren in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Van Buren for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Van Buren. See our Misc Page for Van Buren for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Van Buren:

Van Buren was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)