Van Buren, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States

Van Buren, Louisiana

Unincorporated community

Van Buren

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Coordinates: 30°26′09″N 90°40′19″W﻿ / ﻿30.43583°N 90.67194°W﻿ / 30.43583; -90.67194
Country| United States
State| Louisiana
Parish| Livingston
Elevation

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| 23 ft (7 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

70454

Area code| 225
GNIS feature ID| 552083 [1]

Van Buren is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) south of Holden and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) southeast of Livingston near the Tickfaw River.

## History

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In 1832 the village of Van Buren was designated as the parish seat for all of Livingston Parish. The village served as the administrative center for the parish until 1872 when the seat was moved to Springfield, Louisiana. The name of the community is derived from Martin Van Buren who was serving as the Vice President under Andrew Jackson when the community was founded. Martin Van Buren later became the 8th President of the United States.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Buren, Louisiana
2. ^ Clare D’Artois Leeper (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. pp. 256–. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.

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Municipalities and communities of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States

Parish seat: Livingston

City|

* Denham Springs
* Walker

Towns|

* Albany
* Livingston
* Springfield

Villages|

* French Settlement
* Killian
* Port Vincent

CDP|

* Watson

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Bayou Barbary
* Clio
* Colyell
* Corbin
* Coteau Bourgeois
* Denson
* Doyle
* Frost
* Georgeville‡
* Head of Island
* Holden
* Horse Bluff Landing
* Hungarian Settlement
* Magnolia
* Maurepas
* Oldfield
* Poley
* Satsuma
* Starns
* Van Buren
* Verdun
* Weiss
* Whitehall

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes

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