Van Buren County Michigan Genealogy

County Seat: Paw Paw

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History

The county was named for Martin Van Buren before he became president. He was U.S. Secretary of State and later Vice President under President Andrew Jackson; thus Van Buren is one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties".

Communities

Cities: Bangor, Gobles, Hartford, South Haven (partial).

Villages: Bloomingdale, Breedsville, Decatur, Lawrence, Lawton, Mattawan, Paw Paw (county seat).

Unincorporated communities: Almena, Berlamont (originally Bear Lake Mills), Columbia, Corwin, Covert, Crystal Beach, Fritzburg, Glendale (named Lemont during 1868), Grand Junction, Keeler, Kibbie, Kendall, Lake-of-the-Woods, Lacota (originally West Geneva, then Irvington), Maple Grove Corners, McDonald, Mentha (ghost town), North Lake, Pine Grove Mills, Roth Valley, Sister Lakes, Stoughton Corners, Tea Pot Dome, Toquin, West Bangor.

Townships: Almena Township, Antwerp Township, Arlington Township, Bangor Township, Bloomingdale Township, Columbia Township, Covert Township, Decatur Township, Geneva Township, Hamilton Township, Hartford Township, Keeler Township, Lawrence Township, Paw Paw Township, Pine Grove Township, Porter Township, South Haven Township, Waverly Township.

Former townships: Clinch Township existed from 1837 until 1842, when it was divided into Waverly Township and Almena Township.

Van Buren County Michigan Genealogy Records

Genealogy Research in Van Buren County, Michigan

Van Buren County Clerk
212 E Paw Paw Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Phone: (269)657-8218, option 6
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Adjacent Counties

By land

• Allegan County (north)
• Kalamazoo County (east)
• St. Joseph County (southeast)
• Cass County (south)
• Berrien County (southwest)

By water

• Lake County, Illinois (west)

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