Van Buren County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 4 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Spencer, Bone Cave, Crain Hill.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP1 of 4 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
4 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bone Cave | Bone Cave | 1973 |
| Crain Hill School and Church | Crain Hill | 1985 |
| Higginbotham Turnpike | Spencer | 2020 |
| Rocky River Crossing and Road | Spencer | 2006 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBVan Buren was formed in 1840 (1840-01-03) from Warren, White.
VAN BUREN created from WARREN and WHITE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusVan Buren County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,674 | 2,581 | 2,933 | 3,126 | 2,624 | 4,090 | 3,985 | 3,671 | 4,728 | 5,508 | 6,168 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS32 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 32 of 32 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Beech Cove Cemetery |
| Big Fork Cemetery |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Crain Hill Cemetery |
| Cummingsville United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Dodson Cemetery |
| Drake Cemetery |
| Gravel Hill Cemetery |
| Graveyard Ridge Cemetery |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Haston Cemetery |
| Head Cemetery |
| Hillis Cemetery |
| Hodges Cemetery |
| Laurel Creek Cemetery |
| Lonewood Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| McElroy Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Molloy Cemetery |
| Mooneyham Cemetery |
| Old Laurel Creek Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Shockley Cemetery |
| Sparkman Cemetery |
| Sparkman Cemetery |
| Spencer Town Cemetery |
| Walling Cemetery |
| Walling Cemetery |
| Walling Cemetery |
| White Hill Cemetery |
| Yates Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 6 of 6
| Name |
|---|
| Caneridge |
| Gillentine |
| Laurel Cove |
| Meade |
| Olio |
| Sopha |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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