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History · Van Buren Township

55% of Van Buren Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
55%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Van Buren Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Van Buren Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Van Buren Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Van Buren Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Van Buren Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Van Buren Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,024.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 915 to 1,024 (+12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Van Buren Township, 1886 to 1905

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe New Stark post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1903Post officeThe New Stark post office closes
  5. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Van Buren Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Old 698 south of Township Road 272015Old 698 south of Township Road 27New Stark houses2015New Stark housesMap of Hancock County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Hancock County Ohio HighlightingMapLincoln Hwy Scenica Cnty OH looking W2007Lincoln Hwy Scenica Cnty OH looking W
On the map

Van Buren Township on the map, 1905 to 1961

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Van Buren Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Van Buren Township on the 1905 USGS mapVan Buren Township on the 1961 USGS map1905Arlington sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Van Buren Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Van Buren Township

Nobody well known was born in Van Buren Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rollo MayAmerican psychologist · b. 1909
Bob LattaAmerican politician · b. 1956
Cassius Jackson KeyserAmerican mathematician and journalist of pronou… · b. 1862
Carl C. AndersonAmerican politician · b. 1877
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Alan G. MarshallAmerican chemist · b. 1944
Benjamin F. WeltyLawyer and Politician · b. 1870
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, New Stark, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
HassanNew Stark
Gone or out of use
New Stark Post Officepost officeNorth Stark Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Van Buren Township
Eagle CreekHassonTrinity

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Orange TownshipIts storyBMadison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.