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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Buckingham Circle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buckingham Circle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Buckingham Circle is located in Albemarle County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Buckingham Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckingham Circle:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Buckingham Circle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Ednam Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Huntington Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • Barracks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Commonwealth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Rio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Ivy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Simeon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Rose Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Eastham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Dooms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Crimora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sampson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Lyndhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grottoes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Fishersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lipscomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Brand
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Weyers Cave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolivue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Centenary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Axtell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Glenmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Manteo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • New Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Arvonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Charlottesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Locust Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Fork Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Amicus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Quinque
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Medlock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Bells Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Trevilians
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Louisa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Vigor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Hood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Burnt Tree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Radiant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Madison Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Ruth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Onan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Faber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Schuyler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Adial
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Lodebar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Rockfish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Nellysford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Myndus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Warminster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
    • Shipman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Page County
    • Verbena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Goods Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • McGaheysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Cross Keys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanutten
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • North River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckingham Circle, see our County-by-County Page for Buckingham Circle.

Cemeteries Near Buckingham Circle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckingham Circle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buckingham Circle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckingham Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.

  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • University Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barksdale Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Tomb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Buckingham Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckingham Circle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckingham Circle, with the one closest to Buckingham Circle listed first.

  • Rio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Ivy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Simeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Hydraulic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Overton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Overton is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Eastham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Proffit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Rivanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Millington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Free Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blenheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckingham Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckingham Circle.

Newspapers Published in Buckingham Circle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckingham Circle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckingham Circle, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckingham Circle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buckingham Circle:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Circle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckingham Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.