Oilville, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°42′15″N 77°47′07″W / 37.70417°N 77.78528°WCoordinates: 37°42′15″N 77°47′07″W / 37.70417°N 77.78528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Goochland |
Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 23129 |
Area code(s) | 804 |
GNIS feature ID | 1497060 |
Oilville is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. Oilville is located on U.S. Route 250 22 miles (35 km) west-northwest of Richmond. Oilville has a post office with ZIP code 23129.
Woodlawn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Oilville got its name because there was a Sassafras oil producing plant there in the 1900s. For more information see: http://oysterranch.blogspot.com/2013/11/oilville.html