Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana
Van Buren Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°WCoordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 87.33 sq mi (226.2 km2) |
• Land | 87.2 sq mi (226 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,008 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (9/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78398[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453942 |
Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,008 and it contained 941 housing units.[3] 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.[4]
In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic Church was built along Grandview Ridge Road,[5] on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township.[6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,[5] but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010,[7] it was removed from the Register.[8]
The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker at Stone Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[9]
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.[3] Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.
Unincorporated towns[]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships[]
- 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[]
Cemeteries[]
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 747.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 51. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ^ Arson suspected in Grandview Church fire UPDATED Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Brown County Democrat, 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/27/10 Through 10/01/10, National Park Service, 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links[]
- Townships in Brown County, Indiana
- Townships in Indiana