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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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.

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

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Buckingham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Midlothian
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Robious
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Otterdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Bon Air
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Winterpock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Ampt Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bensley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Beulah Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Lodore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Amelia Court House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Paineville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Rodophil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Caroline County
    • Burruss Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Kimages
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Roxbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Lakeside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Sutherland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Wilsons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Thorncliff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Oilville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maidens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Fife
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Hylas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Rockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Casco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Vontay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Atlee Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Gwathmey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Mechanicsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Tuckahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Short Pump
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dumbarton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Laurel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Wyndham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Glen Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamberlayne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • King William County
    • Enfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Belona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Montrose Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckingham, with the one closest to Buckingham listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village

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

Cemeteries Near Buckingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckingham.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Huguenot Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trabur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tomahawk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manakin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crump Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Tomahawk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Midlothian
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hallsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Robious
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Otterdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Huguenot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Lorraine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Vinita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vinita is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
  • Manakin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Manakin is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
  • Boscobel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boscobel is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  • Bon Air
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Subletts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
  • Dorset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Flat Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Lilburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
    • Skinquarter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter

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

Newspapers Published in Buckingham ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckingham, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckingham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.