Welcome to Oakwood ...

Oakwood is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of Oakwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Oakwood is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oakwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oakwood lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

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

• Forrest City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Helena - West Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Marianna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Marvell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
  • Marvell is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Lexa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>
• Moro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
  • Moro is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood ...

Looking for more information about Oakwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oakwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/