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Welcome to Buckingham Valley ...

Buckingham Valley is located in Bucks County<1>.


The location of Buckingham Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckingham Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Buckingham Valley: Buckingham Vly. (or less commonly used: Buckingham Vally. or Buckingham Vlly.)

Buckingham Valley is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buckingham Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Buckingham Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckingham Valley.

  • Trenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Lansdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkasie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
  • Quakertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Doylestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hatboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Souderton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
    • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buckingham Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckingham Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckingham Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckingham Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckingham Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Buckingham Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckingham Valley ...

Looking for more information about Buckingham Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buckingham Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buckingham Valley.

Adding Buckingham Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckingham Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buckingham Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buckingham Valley post office opened in 1892.

We also found Buckingham Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckingham Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckingham Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckingham Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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