Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: No municipalities are located in Van Buren Township.

Statewide, other Van Buren Townships are located in Hancock, Putnam, and Shelby counties.

[4]: 591  Over thirty years passed between the first settlement and the foundation of the first churches; the United Brethren and Methodist Episcopal churches were established in 1850.

[4]: 592 Van Buren Township was named for Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States and President at the time of the township's creation.

[5] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.