• Source: Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,903 and it contained 888 housing units. The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park.




History


Van Buren Township was established in 1836. It is named for Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States.
In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic Church was built along Grandview Ridge Road, on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010, it was removed from the Register.
The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker at Stone Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.




Geography


According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 87.33 square miles (226.2 km2), of which 87.2 square miles (226 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.15%) is water. Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.




= Unincorporated towns

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Becks Grove
Christiansburg
Elkinsville
Lake on the Green
Pikes Peak
Spurgeons Corner
Stone Head
Story
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)




= Adjacent townships

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Washington (northwest)
Harrison Township, Bartholomew County (northeast)
Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (east)
Ohio Township, Bartholomew County (east)
Pershing Township, Jackson County (southeast)
Salt Creek Township, Jackson County (southwest)




= Major highways

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Indiana State Road 135




= Cemeteries

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The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.




References


United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names




External links



Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana

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