A history of van buren county, arkansas 1976 book, 1976. Van buren began as a port and trade center on the arkansas river. History of crawford county, arkansas book including 222 family biographies. Chapters on main van buren 2020 all you need to know. In fact, you probably have no idea where fort smith, arkansas is located unless you grew up in the vicinity of this city or in the natural state. These passageways are now part of the arkansas heritage trails system. A place to share thoughts, photographs, videos and history from your ozark memories in van buren county, arkansas. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Van buren high school pointer yearbook van buren, ar, covers 1 15 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
Family trees are just not complete without the details available in van buren newspapers. Van buren county, arkansas is included in our title. The van buren county historical society is located in clinton, arkansas. It operates a museum and publishes books on local history and maintains historical records and genealogical records of the local area. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records online. Local woman writes book about 1981 van buren murder. This is where many volunteers from van buren county eastern van buren county later became cleburne were mustered into the confederate army. The town of van buren was first named after the area post office established in 1831 in honor of martin van buren. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Arkansas commissioner of state lands postauction sales lists county. Van buren was a popular stop for steamboats coming upstream. A history of van buren county, arkansas 1976 van buren county bicentennial committee on. Page 16 research van buren in the arkansas forums on, the new genforum.
Includes the 1850 census as well as many genealogies. Company a, known as quitman rifles, was headed by captain a. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research. Crawford county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with van. Van buren county marriage books 117 index 18651951 in arkansas. Aug 02, 2018 historic van buren, is a very lovely little town that we enjoyed driving through. The site, settled 1818 by thomas martin, was later called phillips landing for thomas phillips, who bought land rights there in 1836. The story of president van buren s life is wellwritten, covering all the important events in his life as well as some of the lesser known facts. Find used book store in van buren, ar on yellowbook. Historic map of van buren arkansas 1888 crawford county canvas art x.
Van buren, city, seat 1839 of crawford county, western arkansas, u. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Van buren county, arkansas history and genealogy including. Whayne is chair of the history department, university of arkansas. Stagecoach route ran through van buren, where the stagecoaches were moved across the arkansas river on flatboats. The van buren county plat book was produced by the department of land services. Van buren white pages phone books in arkansas ar whitepages. Family maps of van buren county, arkansas gregory a boyd j. Page 61 there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. The history of fort smith arkansas may not be something that you are immediately familiar with. Arkansas is the nations leading producer of rice and poultry and grows nearly every crop produced in the united states with the exception of citrus fruits. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. His parents were both of dutch descent, and his father was a tavern keeper.
This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in van buren county, arkansas this is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the national register of historic places in van buren county, arkansas, united states. The mother was born in missouri in 1788, and died in van buren county, ark. Sebastian and crawford counties ar postcard history series. For ordering or advertising information, please contact ted thar, deputy director of the department of land services at 2696578243 x 14 or. Van buren county coordinator, 20152019 this page is dedicated to the years of hard work by past county coordinators shirley cullum, dennis earle 20092014 and lynn risener 19962009 as well as the countless committed contributors, who made it. Obituaries and death notices extracted from the van buren press worldcat. Research van buren in the arkansas forums on, the new genforum.
Van buren, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the free. As of the 20, van buren county has a population of 16,932 residents. The father was born in north carolina in 1776, and died in van buren county, ark. Six blocks of art galleries, antique shops, restaurants and historical attractions located along a beautifully restored victorian main street comprise the popular van buren. Van buren county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch. December 5, 1782 july 24, 1862 was an american statesman who served as the eighth. The first baptist church of van buren, arkansas, 18851985. Crawford county van buren arkansas worldcat van buren, crawford county, arkansas. The 15 best things to do in van buren 2020 with photos.
Van buren is the second largest city in the fort smith, arkansasoklahoma metropolitan. Goodspeeds 1894 a reminiscent history of the ozark region. Van buren high school pointer yearbook van buren, ar. The tenth arkansas infantry regiment was organized at springfield in conway county in july 1861. Van buren is recognized as one of arkansas oldest cities, with its roots going back hundreds of years. The city of van buren is not located in this county it is located approximately 100 miles to the west in crawford county.
The drennen reserve is one of the towns existing historical sites from the 1830s. In keeping with governor asa hutchinsons closure of arkansas schools and the recommendation to avoid interaction to combat the spread of covid19, effective monday, march 16, 2020, at 5. History on the southwest trail by mary medearis, a country year. The county seat is located in clinton and in addition the county government website is. Van buren county was established on november 11, 1833 and was formed from independence county, clark county and izard county. In this book, the authors capture the transition of both the large and the small communities from the 1800s into the middle of the 20th century through historic postcards. Van buren county was named for president martin van buren who held the office as the county became the 29th in the state of arkansas. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of van buren, alma, chester. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. Sebastian and crawford counties are among arkansas s most historic areas with their location on what was once the edge of the frontier. Guide to van buren county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Land, labor and federal favor in twentieth century arkansas 1996, university press of virginia, and arkansas biography, with nancy a.
First founded as a port from a land claim on the arkansas river in the 1820s, van buren in the first half of the 19th century served traders bound. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and are. Us 64us 71b bridge over the arkansas river, van buren train depot, crawford county bank building, main street in the van buren historic district, crawford county courthouse. Arkansas commissioner of state lands postauction sales. The closure includes libraries in the cities of alma, cedarville, mountainburg, mulberry, and van buren. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in van buren newspapers. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Lafferty was the guiding force in the creation of van buren county. A lot of the content within his books is historical as it relates to the particular.
Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. Van buren history, van buren ar museums town square. Anthony paul stringer was born on saturday, june 29, 1963 and passed away on saturday, april 11, 2020. Martin van buren was born on december 5, 1782, six years after the colonists declared their independence from britain. Anthony paul stringer was a resident of van buren, arkansas at the time of passing. The first county seat was mudtown later became known as bloomington. Exploring the hidden history of fort smith arkansas. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. Van buren county coordinator, 20152019 this page is dedicated to the years of hard work by past county coordinators shirley cullum, dennis earle 20092014 and lynn risener 19962009 as well as the countless committed contributors, who made it what it is today. Location of van buren in crawford county, arkansas. Year code parcel number owner auction date legal description known liens totaltaxes.
A life from beginning to end is an example of how the editors at hourly history can successfully put together an educational book. Van buren county was formed november 1833, from parts of conway, independence and izard counties. Historic van buren, is a very lovely little town that we enjoyed driving through. Historical preservation association of crawford county, 2001. A centennial history first baptist church of van buren, ark. Graham, harness dealer, was born in van buren county, ark.
Covering fort smith, fayetteville, bentonville, and all of northwest arkansas and the river valley. Van buren crawford county encyclopedia of arkansas. The town, which grew up on the arkansas river, officially took its name when the city was incorporated in 1842. Van buren, arkansas images of america series by tom wing. Van buren s golden age occurred in the mid19th century as. Van buren has become a shopping mecca for hardtofind collectibles, oneofakind gifts, original art, local ozark crafts, home decor and extraordinary antiques. This van buren county website is available for adoption. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of twelve different arkansas counties and sixteen different missouri counties in the ozark region. New book tells story of van buren, arkansas through photographs this circa 1920. A certificate of appropriateness coa is required for all work on the exterior of properties in the van buren historic district with the exception of routine or ordinary maintenance, landscape, planting, or interior changes.
When ruie ann parka pillar of the van buren, arkansas, communitywas found beaten to death and lying in a pool of blood in her home, the police and local. The book covers the period from the beginning of settlement in the 1830s to the coming of the lake development in the early 1960s. Provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original states, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person. For additional information, call 5017454066 or write to the van buren county historical society at p. Eno there is an aire of gracious nobility surrounding the writings of miss clara b. Eno, teacher and renowned historian, as she prepares and authors a book for all people who love america. Us 64us 71b bridge over the arkansas river, van buren train depot, crawford county bank building, main street in the van buren historic district, crawford county courthouse location of van buren in crawford county, arkansas.
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