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Welcome to South Van Buren ...

South Van Buren is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

South Van Buren is located in Carter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Van Buren: S. Van Buren

South Van Buren is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Van Buren lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Van Buren: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near South Van Buren ...

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

  • Winona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellsinore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grandin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Mill Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Fremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Bennett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Fruit City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
  • Piedmont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bardley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bardley is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley

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 South Van Buren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Van Buren.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Van Buren.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Van Buren ...

Looking for more information about South Van Buren? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Van Buren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Van Buren.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Van Buren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the South Van Buren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the South Van Buren area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.