Oakwood, Virginia

Oakwood
Unincorporated area

View of Oakwood, circa 2002
Oakwood

Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia

Coordinates: 37°12′48″N 82°0′22″W / 37.21333°N 82.00611°W / 37.21333; -82.00611Coordinates: 37°12′48″N 82°0′22″W / 37.21333°N 82.00611°W / 37.21333; -82.00611
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1499817[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]

External links

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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