Welcome to River Oaks ...

River Oaks is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

River Oaks is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for River Oaks: (901)

Communities Also Named River Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named River Oaks: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 22 communities that are also named River Oaks - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (4), South Carolina, 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.

• Memphis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Southaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Collierville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <4>
• Olive Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Germantown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Spring Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Horn Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

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