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Welcome to Van Buren ...

So far, we found very little information about Van Buren. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Van Buren to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Van Buren, please Contact Us.

Van Buren would have been located within present day Jones County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Van Buren is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Van Buren was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Van Buren was located: 478

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Van Buren - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Buren.

Communities near Van Buren ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Buren.

  • Warner Robins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
  • Centerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Byron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Elberta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elberta is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Gray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Bloomfield Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
  • Dedrich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
  • Walden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walden is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Van Buren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Buren.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Buren. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Buren.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Buren. See our Newspapers Page for Van Buren.

Adding Van Buren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Buren in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Van Buren was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Buren.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Buren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.