Buckingham County

Buckingham County location. Buckingham County was established in 1761 from a portion of Albemarle County located below the James River. The origin of the county name comes from the Duke of Buckingham (Buckinghamshire, England). Some towns located in Nelson County include Buckingham, the county seat, and Akunia, Andersonville, Arvonia, Dillwyn, New Canton, and Sprouses Corner.

In 1869 the county courthouse burned and most records were destroyed. Outside of family rescords and official records on the state level, little else remains to validate family or historical research before that year. One surprising survivor was the Buckingham County Surveyor’s Plat Book from 1762-1858. The original volume is contained at the Buckingham County Circuit Court (see information below), and a photographic copy is located at the Virginia State Archives. Microfilm copies are available at the Library of Virginia and through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can also find a copy of the records in the book by the same name, transcribed by Eric G. Grundset at your local library or at a genealogical research library.

Buckingham County is bounded on the north by the James River and on the northwest by the Appomattox River. The geographic center of Virginia is in Buckingham County. Richmond, the state capital, is 63 miles east; Charlottesville is 45 miles north; Lynchburg is 38 miles southwest; Roanoke is 90 miles southwest; and Washington, D.C. is 173 miles north. The Port of Hampton Roads is 158 miles southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,511 kmÃ‚Â² (584 miÃ‚Â²). 1,504 kmÃ‚Â² (581 miÃ‚Â²) of it is land and 7 kmÃ‚Â² (3 miÃ‚Â²) of it (0.46%) is water.

Buckingham Circuit Court
P. O. Box 107
Buckingham, VA 23921-0107
Telephone: (434) 969-4734
FAX: (434) 969-2043

General

No government website available at the moment.
Census Bureau Profile
Buckingham County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo

Genealogical

Buckingham County RootsWeb
Buckingham County GenWeb Archives
Buckingham County VA GenWeb Project
Buckingham County “Olden Times”
Buckingham County Vital Records

Historical

Historic Buckingham
Buckingham County National Register of Historic Places
American Memory - Built in America - Buckingham County images from the Library of Congress
Buckingham County Storms (1950-2006)

Free Online Research Sources

1790-1800 Buckingham County Tax Lists
Buckingham County Census Online
Marriages performed by Rev. Rene Chastain
Buckingham County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force

Cemeteries

USGS GNIS Buckingham County Cemeteries
Buckingham County Political Graveyard
Buckingham County Find a Grave
Buckingham County at Interment.net

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