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Oakwood
Unincorporated Town
Oakwood
View of Oakwood, circa 2002
View of Oakwood, circa 2002
Nickname(s): 
Keen MTN.,Garden
Oakwood is located in Virginia
Oakwood
Oakwood
Location in Virginia
Oakwood is located in the United States
Oakwood
Oakwood
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 498
GNIS feature ID 1499817

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.

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