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Van Buren county was established in 1837 and formed in 1840 from Warren and White counties.
This county was named after Martin Van Buren the then Secretary of State and the latter President of the United States.
The county seat is Spencer.

Van Buren County Links

County History

Cities, Villages and Townships
Bangor
Bangor MI - History		 Bloomingdale
Village of Bloomingdale		 Breedsville Decatur
Village of Decatur
Gobles
Hartford Lawrence Lawton
Mattawan
Village of Mattawan		 Paw Paw
(County Seat)
 Paw Paw		 South Haven
South Haven

Historical Markers
Bloomingdale Depot / Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad Covert Library Decatur Township Hall Hartman School
Haven Peaches Indiana School Liberty Hyde Bailey St. Mark's Church / The Reverend Darius Barker
Scott Club Territorial Road Van Buren County Courthouse Van Buren County Poorhouse
Warner Wine House Bangor Depot Bloomingdale Depot Lawton Depot
Arundel House
English Bed and Breakfast

Genealogical, Historical and Other Links
Biographies Queries Surnames Obituaries
County Clerk Vital Records for Michigan County Event Calendar Van Buren County Migrations
1830 Census of
Michigan Territory		 1850 Census -
Van Buren County
A - G
H - N
O - Z		 1870 Census Index
of Michigan		 1895 Van Buren County Map
Michigan in the
Civil War		 Michigan Civil War Monuments Civil War Soldiers From NY to MI Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society
Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative GENDIS
Genealogical Death Indexing System, Michigan
MIGENWEB USGENWEB USGenWeb Archives World GENWEB

Bordering Counties
Allegan County Berrien County Cass County Kalamazoo County
St. Joseph County



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