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Welcome to Van Buren ...

Van Buren is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Van Buren is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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), Ohio (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.

  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittanning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ford City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
  • West Kittanning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Knox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Chicora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
  • New Bethlehem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rimersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
    • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
  • Rural Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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 for Van Buren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Van Buren post office opened in 1923.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/