Welcome to Buckingham ...

Buckingham is located in Ocean County<1>.

The location of Buckingham 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, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Buckingham is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Buckingham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buckingham, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Buckingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Buckingham - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, 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.

• Washington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the south of Buckingham.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Washington
• Crestwood Village
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
  • Crestwood Village lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Crestwood Village
• Country Lake Estates
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
  • Country Lake Estates lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Lake Estates
• Presidential Lakes Estates
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
  • Presidential Lakes Estates lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Presidential Lakes Estates
• Browns Mills
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
  • Browns Mills lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Buckingham.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Browns Mills
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the east of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pine Ridge at Crestwood
• Dover Forge
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
  • Dover Forge lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the east of Buckingham.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dover Forge
• Chatsworth
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Buckingham.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chatsworth
• Colliers Mills
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
  • Colliers Mills lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colliers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Colliers Mills
• Holiday Heights
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Heights lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east of Buckingham.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holiday Heights

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckingham ...

Looking for more information about Buckingham? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/