Welcome to Oakwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Oakwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oakwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakwood, please Contact Us.

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Oakwood would have been located within present day Garland County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakwood is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Oakwood was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Oakwood was located: 501

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Oakwood: This one is located in Garland County and the other is located in Lee County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 64 communities that are also named Oakwood - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Michigan (5), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia (5), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakwood.

Communities near Oakwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakwood.

• Mount Ida
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Mountain Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
• Avant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Avant is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
• Gladstone ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gladstone is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
• Aly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aly is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
• Story
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Story is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
• Fir ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fir is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
• Washita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
• Chula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chula is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
• Joplin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oakwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakwood. See our Newspapers Page for Oakwood.