Buckingham, Virginia

Buckingham, Virginia
County courthouse in Buckingham
County courthouse in Buckingham
Buckingham is located in Virginia
Buckingham
Buckingham
Buckingham is located in the United States
Buckingham
Buckingham
Coordinates: 37°33′01″N 78°33′20″W / 37.55028°N 78.55556°W / 37.55028; -78.55556
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuckingham
Area
 • Total1.121 sq mi (2.90 km2)
 • Land1.115 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Water0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 • Total133
 • Density120/sq mi (46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
23921
Area code434
GNIS feature ID1498458[2]

Buckingham is a census-designated place (CDP; listed as Buckingham Courthouse) in and the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.[3] The population as of the 2010 Census was 133.[4]

The town of Buckingham was established in 1818, and originally named Maysville, before the name was changed to that of the county.

The second courthouse, built between 1822 and 1824, was designed by Thomas Jefferson, but burned down in 1869. The current courthouse was completed on the same site in 1873.

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Buckingham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.