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 | |
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  Buckingham Park Location in California  Buckingham Park Buckingham Park (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′56″N 122°45′29″W / 39.01556°N 122.75806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
The name comes from a family that lived at the site in the 1880s and 1890s.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckingham Park, California
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1000-acre subdivision opens on Clear Lake Saturday". Santa Rosa Republican. Santa Rosa, CA. August 28, 1930. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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