Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Van Buren Township is one of four townships
in Brown County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,782. The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park
.
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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Brown County, Indiana
Brown County, Indiana
Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population is 15,242. The county seat is Nashville.- History :...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,782. The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park is an Indiana state park on near Nashville in Brown County, Indiana in the United States. The park opened to the public in 1929, and is Indiana's largest state park. It was the most visited Indiana State Park in 2008 with more than 1.3 million visitors per year...
.
History
In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic ChurchGrandview Apostolic Church
Grandview Apostolic Church was a historic church building in Brown County, Indiana, United States. Built in 1892 along Grandview Ridge Road near the community of New Bellsville, it lay in far eastern Van Buren Township...
was built along Grandview Ridge Road, on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1991, but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010, it was removed from the Register.
Geography
Van Buren Township covers an area of 87.34 square miles (226.2 km²); 0.13 square mile (0.3366984543 km²) (0.15 percent) of this is water. Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.Unincorporated towns
- Becks Grove
- ChristiansburgChristiansburg, IndianaChristiansburg is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana....
- ElkinsvilleElkinsville, IndianaElkinsville is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. It was once a thriving farming village, but was evacuated during the construction of nearby Lake Monroe Reservoir via eminent domain in 1964. All that remains of Elkinsville today are some private residences,...
- Lake on the Green
- Pikes PeakPikes Peak, IndianaPikes Peak is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. According to legend, Adrian Miller, was planning on moving to Colorado to take advantage of the redesigned Homestead act in 1875. He wrote on the side of his conestoga wagon "Pikes Peak or Bust" Miller made it out...
- Spurgeons Corner
- Stone HeadStone Head, IndianaStone Head is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.Stone Head was named after the mile marker in town sculpted into a face....
- StoryStory, IndianaStory is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. This area of the state now appropriately called Indiana was opened to European settlement on September 30, 1809, upon the consummation of a treaty between Governor William Henry Harrison and the Miami Indians...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- WashingtonWashington Township, Brown County, IndianaWashington Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,433. The township includes the northern portion of Brown County State Park.-Geography:...
(northwest) - Harrison Township, Bartholomew CountyHarrison Township, Bartholomew County, IndianaHarrison Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,453.-Geography:...
(northeast) - Jackson Township, Bartholomew CountyJackson Township, Bartholomew County, IndianaJackson Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 940.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.89 percent is water....
(east) - Ohio Township, Bartholomew CountyOhio Township, Bartholomew County, IndianaOhio Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,632.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Ohio Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.1 percent is water....
(east) - Pershing Township, Jackson CountyPershing Township, Jackson County, IndianaPershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,386.-Geography:Pershing Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.23 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond...
(southeast) - Salt Creek Township, Jackson CountySalt Creek Township, Jackson County, IndianaSalt Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 309.-Geography:Salt Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.21 percent is water...
(southwest)