Buckingham Park, California

Summary

Buckingham Park (formerly Buckingham Peninsula) is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California.[1] It is located on the south shore of Clear Lake, on the peninsula just south of The Narrows and 4.8 mi (7.7 km) northeast of Kelseyville, 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Lakeport,[2] at an elevation of 1,414 feet (431 m).[1] The community was established as an "exclusive subdivision" of lakeside properties in 1930.[3]

Buckingham Park
Buckingham Park is located in California
Buckingham Park
Buckingham Park
Location in California
Buckingham Park is located in the United States
Buckingham Park
Buckingham Park
Buckingham Park (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°00′56″N 122°45′29″W / 39.01556°N 122.75806°W / 39.01556; -122.75806
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLake County
Elevation1,414 ft (431 m)

The name comes from a family that lived at the site in the 1880s and 1890s.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckingham Park, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 28. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "1000-acre subdivision opens on Clear Lake Saturday". Santa Rosa Republican. Santa Rosa, CA. August 28, 1930. Retrieved December 21, 2023.