Welcome to Buckingham ...
So far, we found very little information about Buckingham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buckingham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckingham, please Contact Us.
Buckingham would have been located within present day Weld County<2>.
The location of Buckingham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From Place Names in Colorado,<4> the origin of Buckingham is described as "Named for C.D. Buckingham, a Superintendent for the Burlington Railroad."
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buckingham is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Buckingham is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buckingham was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Buckingham would have been located in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Buckingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Buckingham: This one is located in Weld County and the other is located in Larimer County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 20 communities that are also named Buckingham - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and Virginia (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckingham.
Communities near Buckingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckingham.
- Raymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
- Raymer is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Raymer has also been known as:
- New Raymer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <6>
- Keota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keota is located in Weld County
- Sligo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Weld County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <6>
- Briggsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Briggsdale is located in Weld County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggsdale <6>
- Weldona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldona
- Weldona is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldona <6>
- Avalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <6>
- Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <6>
- Log Lane Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckingham. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckingham. See our Newspapers Page for Buckingham.
Adding Buckingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buckingham 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Buckingham post office opened in 1888.
We also found Buckingham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |