Van Buren County can be found nestled deep within northwest Arkansas alongside both Oklahoma borderlines and has a current count of 17,600 residents as of 2019. This beautiful hill country setting was created back when Arkansas became a US State at which time it held much larger area than today since parts have been divided into nearby Madison & Sebastian counties since that time however Van Buren still has some remnants from this old territory like Fort Smith National Historic Site where visitors can explore history from 1817 to 1896 by way of trails or guided tour options available there throughout each year.