THE VAN BUREN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Wabash Lowlands setting.
Van Buren township has 30.2 square miles of land in Daviess County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Wabash Lowlands, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Van Buren and Daviess County
Van Buren is associated with Daviess County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Van Buren by land and water
The Census records 0.65 square miles of water within Van Buren, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 1.7% recorded for Daviess County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Van Buren township has 35.4 times the land area of nearby Raglesville CDP (0.85 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

