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Welcome to Van Buren ...

Van Buren is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Van Buren is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Van Buren lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Van Buren: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Van Buren: This one is located in Onondaga County and the other is located in Chautauqua County.

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

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

Websites for Van Buren ...

Official Website: www.townofvanburen.com/

Communities near Van Buren ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Fulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Baldwinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Syracuse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Solvay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manlius
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Minoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Buren ...

Looking for more information about 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 Van Buren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Van Buren.

Adding Van Buren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Buren in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Van Buren was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Buren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the 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.