Oakwood, IL

united states

Oakwood is a small Illinois farming town of 1,380 people in Vermilion County, about 20 miles east of Danville via Route 9. Most visitors arrive from Interstate 74, exiting at Danville. The town sits in flat prairie country along the Vermilion River, with Route 9 providing the main east-west connection and US Route 1 running north-south nearby. The historic grain elevator towers over the surrounding farmland as a distinctive landmark.