Van Buren County, Iowa

We recommend you visit the quaint, historic villages of Van Buren County including Bentonsport, Bonaparte and Keosauqua (avoid Mt. Sterling).  The mantra of this county is “The rush of life races the blood, but the quiet life restoreth the soul . .”.  Appropriately, there are no fast food restaurants or stoplights in the county.  Van Buren County received the Iowa Tourism County of the Year award in 1989, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2010.  The county is one of only nine Iowa locations in the best-selling book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die in the U.S. and Canada.  The Scenic Drive Festival is held each October during the peak of the Autumn foliage season. Van Buren County is located in the southeast corner of Iowa.