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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.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
English: This is a locator map showing Buckingham County in Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Buckingham County is rural and heavily forested. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km 2), of which 580 square miles (1,500 km 2) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km 2) (0.7%) is water. [9] The geographic center of Virginia is located in Buckingham County, near the Mt. Rush community.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Also included in the district is the former Buckingham Tavern, former Buckingham Inn, the Leach House, the Presbyterian manse, the Masonic Hall, a brick house called West View, the Trinity Presbyterian Church (c. 1830), and Confederate monument. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1]
The state highway runs 60.87 miles (97.96 km) from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) at Steeles Tavern east to US 60 near Buckingham. SR 56 is the main east–west highway of Nelson County. The state highway connects the county seat of Lovingston with Buckingham to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley to the west.
U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Walterboro, South Carolina, to Painted Post, New York.In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 230.37 miles (370.74 km) from the North Carolina state line near Clarksville north to the Maryland state line at the Potomac River near Lucketts.