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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated Town in Virginia, United States
Oakwood
Unincorporated Town
Oakwood
View of Oakwood, circa 2002View of Oakwood, circa 2002
Nickname(s): Keen MTN.,Garden
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Coordinates: 37°12′48″N 82°0′22″W / 37.21333°N 82.00611°W / 37.21333; -82.00611
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code498
GNIS feature ID1499817

Oakwood is an unincorporated town in Buchanan County, Virginia, located at the intersection of U.S. Route 460 and Secondary Route 624. The Appalachian College of Pharmacy is in Oakwood, on the campus of the former Garden High School.

The Oakwood post office was established in 1938. The community was likely named for the valuable oak timber in the area.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakwood, Virginia
  2. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Grundy
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