Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

Van Buren is a former large plantation, now a smaller town in northeast Aroostook County. Before 1843 it was known as Township Letter M R2 WELS. The much larger Van Buren Plantation was first organized in 1843 and described as parallel to the St. John River for six miles. Since then it has been reduced by three set-offs,


 * Letter L R2 Cyr Plantation in 1857
 * Township 18 R3 Grand Isle in 1859
 * Letter G R1 Hamlin in 1859

before Van Buren became a town in 1881. Van Buren annexed part of Hamlin in 1907.

Town Clerk
Van Buren Town Clerk 51 Main St. Suite 101 Van Buren, ME 04785 Telephone: (207)868-2886 Fax (207)868-2222 Website

Brief History
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