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Oakwood, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°12′48″N 82°0′22″W / 37.21333°N 82.00611°W / 37.21333; -82.00611
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For the neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, see Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District.
Oakwood
Unincorporated area
View of Oakwood, circa 2002
View of Oakwood, circa 2002
Oakwood is located in Virginia
Oakwood
Oakwood
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Oakwood is located in the United States
Oakwood
Oakwood
Oakwood (the United States)
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)
GNIS feature ID1499817[1]

Oakwood is an unincorporated area 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.[2] The community was likely named for the valuable oak timber in the area.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakwood, Virginia
  2. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 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.
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