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Welcome to Buckland ...

Buckland is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Buckland is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buckland: 252

Communities Also Named Buckland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Buckland - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Quebec and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckland.

Communities near Buckland ...

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

  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahoskie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Murfreesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Winton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cofield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Powellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Colerain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Colerain is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Harrellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Como
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>

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 Buckland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckland. 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 Buckland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckland ...

Looking for more information about Buckland? 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 Buckland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buckland.

Adding Buckland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckland 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 (so far) for Buckland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buckland post office opened in 1851. The Buckland post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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