Since the original solution was provided for very early version of react, here is an update:
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.myRef = React.createRef() // Create a ref object
}
componentDidMount() {
this.myRef.current.scrollTo(0, 0);
}
render() {
return <div ref={this.myRef}></div>
} // attach the ref property to a dom element