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Welcome to Buckingham ...

Buckingham is located in Buckingham County<1> and is the County Seat for Buckingham County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

Buckingham is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buckingham: 434

Communities Also Named Buckingham ...

While we believe that this Buckingham is located in Buckingham County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Buckingham. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Arlington and Chesterfield County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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.

  • Farmville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
  • Appomattox
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
  • Dillwyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Andersonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenmore
    • From Buckingham to Glenmore
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
  • Axtell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Curdsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buckingham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Buckingham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckingham.

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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buckingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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