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Welcome to River Oaks ...

River Oaks is located in Colbert County<1>.

River Oaks is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River Oaks: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named River Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named River Oaks - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Oaks.

Communities near River Oaks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River Oaks.

  • Muscle Shoals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <5>
  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tuscumbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Town Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <5>
  • Cherokee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Littleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Killen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
  • Saint Florian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Leighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <5>
  • Iron City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Oaks ...

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

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

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the River Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the River Oaks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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