Buckland, Virginia

Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W / 38.78028; -77.67389
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Buckland
Buckland is located in Northern Virginia
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Location within the state of Virginia
Buckland is located in Virginia
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Buckland (Virginia)
Buckland is located in the United States
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Buckland (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W / 38.78028; -77.67389
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPrince William County
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Buckland is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.

Established in 1798, Buckland was an early inland stagecoach town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike. An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church and a few shops".[1]

Buckland is the current site of the Buckland Historic District and Battle of Buckland Mills Civil War Battlefield.[2]

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  1. ^ Edwards, Richard (1855). Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Richard Edwards. p. 191.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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