Buckland | |
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 Buckland Tavern, March 2007 | |
  Buckland Location within the state of Virginia  Buckland Buckland (Virginia)  Buckland Buckland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince William County |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Buckland is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
Established in 1798, Buckland is significant for being Prince William County's first inland town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike.[1] An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church and a few shops".[2]
Buckland is the current site of the Buckland Historic District and Battle of Buckland Mills Civil War Battlefield.[3]
- ^ "076-0313". DHR. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Richard (1855). Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Richard Edwards. p. 191.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.