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Welcome to Van Buren ...

Van Buren is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Van Buren is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Buren: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Van Buren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Washington.

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.

  • Dubuque
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <4>
  • Platteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Asbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
  • Cuba City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Epworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Epworth is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
  • Peosta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peosta is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
  • East Dubuque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Dickeyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1837. The Van Buren post office closed in 1842.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Buren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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