Welcome to Shady Oaks ...

Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

Shady Oaks is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shady Oaks is located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Shady Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Shady Oaks - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Maryland (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Shady Oaks ...

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

• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Ball
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Lecompte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Woodworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Boyce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Pollock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
• Creola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Creola is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Creola has also been known as:
  • Creola village
• Alexandria Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
  • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
• Anandale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
  • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Oaks ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/