Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Buckingham School is a historic schoolhouse in Buckingham, Florida. It is located at Buckingham and Cemetery Roads.”
Wikipedia article Buckingham School (Buckingham, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1989 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 481 fires within 5 miles of Buckingham School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,529 acres in total. 111 started naturally. 32 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 111 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WESTGATE (36) |
| 5 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DIXIE (36) |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/0506-NOV |
| 27 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Buckingham School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple C Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckingham, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckingham | $300,000 | An NWS and Lee County Emergency Management storm survey found numerous homes that sustained straight-line wind damage. Damage included roof damage, fascia and pieces of lanai and pool screen enclosures being ripped from houses. Storm survey estimates winds were near 80 mph. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckingham | $3,000 | Broadcast media relayed pictures of trees down near Harns Marsh in Lehigh Acres. Most of the trees down were shallow rooted in a wet marsh area, and a nearby ASOS as Regional Southwest Airport recorded wind gusts of 45 mph. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Buckingham | - | Broadcast media relayed report of quarter size hail near Buckingham in Lee County. |
| August 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Buckingham | - | Photo relayed via broadcast media showed a funnel cloud southeast of Morse Shores near Lehigh Acres. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Buckingham | - | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail near the intersection of Colonial Boulevard and Lee Boulevard. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Buckingham | - | A spotter living along the south bank of the Orange River in Buckingham reported the river was rising rapidly from the previous day's rains and a barn was flooded. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Buckingham | - | The public reported, through WZVN-TV of Ft. Myers, quarter sized hail in Buckingham of eastern Lee county. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Buckingham | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga School | 3.4 miles | 1995 | |
 | Menge-Hansen Marine Ways | 4.1 miles | 2009 |
 | Tice Grammer School | 5.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Terry Park Ballfield | 6.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Paul Lawrence Dunbar School | 7.7 miles | 1992 |
 | Dean Park Historic Residential District | 7.9 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000011 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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