Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

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Van Buren Township
Location of Van Buren Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444, -86.17417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Area
- Total	87.34 sq mi (226.2 km²)
- Land	87.21 sq mi (225.87 km²)
- Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²)
Elevation [1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,782
- Density	20.43/sq mi (7.89/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 2000 census, its population was 1,782.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Unincorporated towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Major highways 1.4 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Van Buren Township covers an area of 87.34 square miles; 0.13 square miles (0.15 percent) of this is water. Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• 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.)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 135

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Beck, Cain, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.

[edit] References

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

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Brown County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana County seat: Nashville Town Nashville Townships Hamblen | Jackson | Van Buren | Washington Unincorporated communities Annandale Estates | Beanblossom | Bear Wallow | Becks Grove | Belmont | Camp Roberts | Christiansburg | Clarksdale | Cornelius | Elkinsville | Fruitdale | Gatesville | Gnaw Bone | Helmsburg | Lanam | Mount Liberty | Needmore | Pikes Peak | Point Idalawn | Spearsville | Spurgeons Corner | Stone Head | Story | Sweetwater Lake | Taggart | Town Hill | Trevlac | Waycross