Welcome to Oakwood Forest ...

Oakwood Forest is located in Alleghany County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakwood Forest: Oakwood Frst.

Oakwood Forest is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakwood Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oakwood Forest: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Oakwood Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oakwood Forest - they are located in Florida and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Oakwood Forest ...

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

• Clifton Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Iron Gate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Moss Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
• Rich Patch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
• Low Moor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <4>
• Selma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
• Strom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Strom is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
• Carloover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carloover is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
• Glen Wilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton

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 Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakwood Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakwood Forest. 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 Forest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood Forest ...

Looking for more information about Oakwood Forest? 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 Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakwood Forest.