Buckingham Township, Tama County, Iowa

The first European-American to permanently settle in what is now Buckingham Township was Norman L. Osborn, who came in January, 1852, and claimed the southeast quarter of section 26.

[2]: 90  On the first Monday of August, 1852, Judge John C. Vermilya recited the first public record of Tama County, creating the three townships.

Twelve-Mile Creek runs west to east through the southern portion of the township.

The original village of Buckingham was established in the southwest corner of Section 33 in 1855, about 1 mile northwest of the present town of Traer.

A round barn listed on the National Register of Historic Places is in the southeast corner of section 3.