Welcome to Giles Town ...

Giles Town is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

Giles Town is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Giles Town and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Giles Town lies within the (901) area code.

Communities near Giles Town ...

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

• Memphis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Spring Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• West Memphis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Lakeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Millington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• Atoka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Munford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Hunt Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giles Town ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/