Oakwood, Virginia

Oakwood
Unincorporated Town
Oakwood
View of Oakwood, circa 2002
Nickname(s):  Keen MTN.,Garden
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Coordinates: 37°12′48″N 82°0′22″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	498
GNIS feature ID	1499817[1]

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.[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 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.