Welcome to Van Buren ...

The village of Van Buren is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Van Buren has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Van Buren has a population of 499 people<3> (see below for details).

Van Buren is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Van Buren had an population of 499 people. This is an increase of 52.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Buren had a population of 328 people. This makes Van Buren the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 328 people, the population of Van Buren increased 4.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 313 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Van Buren.

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Van Buren: This one is located in Hancock County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, 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), New York (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.

• Findlay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Fostoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Carey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <5>
• Leipsic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Deshler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <5>
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• McComb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Arlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Bradner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
  • Bradner is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Van Buren, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Van Buren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Van Buren post office opened in 1835.

We also found Van Buren 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Buren. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/