Shelby Forest is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Shelby County,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

, United States. The area is located roughly twelve miles north of

Downtown Memphis Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south and I-240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. It ...

, just west of the Millington area and north of Frayser. The area includes the former communities of Benjestown, Locke, Cuba, and Woodstock each previously maintaining their own post office.

Education

The Shelby Forest community is serviced by Shelby County Schools, including

Millington Central High School Millington Central Middle High School (formerly known as Millington Central High School MCHS) is a public school (grades 7-12 formerly grades 9-12) located in southern Millington, Tennessee, United States, and is a part of the Millington Municip ...

. Millington Central High School is operated by the

Millington Municipal School District Millington Municipal Schools (MMS) is a public school district serving Millington, Tennessee Millington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and is a part of the Memphis metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, it had a popu ...

Recreation

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park is a state park in Shelby County, Tennessee near Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, located in the Southeastern United States. The park borders the Mississippi River and contains two lakes— Poplar Tree Lake and Lak ...

is adjacent to the community and provides many activities. Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park covers and is the most visited state park in Tennessee.Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
/ref> It also meets up with the Mississippi River, and has a boat ramp.

Notable people

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

grew up in the Shelby Forest community. *

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

also resides here.

References

Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Tennessee Memphis metropolitan area Populated places established in 1830 1830 establishments in Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{ShelbyCountyTN-geo-stub