Mission:

Our mission is to advocate for a business environment in which our members can prosper.

About Us:

Van Buren County was formed out of parts of White, Warren, and Bledsoe Counties in 1840 and named for the U.S. president at the time, Martin Van Buren. Andrew K. Parker gave fifty acres of land for a county seat, and the first county court was held at the home of William Worthington on April 6, 1840. The county seat was named Spencer in honor of Thomas Sharp Spencer, who had died nearby in 1794 on what became Spencer’s Hill. The township was officially formed in 1850 and incorporated in 1909.