Welcome to Van Buren ...

Van Buren is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Van Buren has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 1833.

Van Buren is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Van Buren ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Van Buren, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

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

• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Waynesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• New Eagle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
  • New Eagle is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <4>
• East Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
  • East Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Burgettstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgettstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgettstown
  • Burgettstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgettstown <4>
• Houston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Claysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysville <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 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 1833.

We also found Van Buren in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/