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.
Oakwood | |
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Unincorporated area | |
![]() View of Oakwood, circa 2002 | |
![]() ![]() Oakwood Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Show map of Virginia![]() ![]() Oakwood Oakwood (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
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) |
GNIS feature ID | 1499817[1] |
The Oakwood post office was established in 1938.[2] The community was likely named for the valuable oak timber in the area.[3]
Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Grundy | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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