page_title: Van Buren, Arkansas
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Van Buren, Arkansas / History
caption_attribution_description: English: 1888 map of Van Buren, Arkansas. Panoramic bird's eye map published by Milwaukee, Henry Wellge &amp; Co.
context_page_description: Van Buren is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction. The city was incorporated in 1845 and as of the 2010 census had a population of 22,791, ranking it as the state's 22nd largest city, behind Searcy.
caption: Perspective Map of Van Buren, Ark., County Seat of Crawford County, 1888.  by Henry Wellge & Co.
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