Cherokee Park
Cherokee Park is a park in Shelby, Tennessee. Cherokee Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Bellevue, as well as near the suburb Orange Mound.Places of Interest
Highlights include Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and Melrose High School.
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Stadium
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is situated 2 miles north of Cherokee Park.
Melrose High School
School
Melrose High School is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Orange Mound area, serving 710 students in grades 9–12. It is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Mid-South Coliseum
Historic building
Mid-South Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows. Mid-South Coliseum is situated 2 miles northwest of Cherokee Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orange Mound and Oakville.
Orange Mound
Suburb
Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first US neighborhood to be built by African Americans. Built on the grounds of the former Deaderick plantation, the Orange Mound subdivision was developed for African Americans in the 1890s to provide affordable land and residences for the less wealthy.
Oakville
Hamlet
Oakville was a community in Tennessee located just east of the current site of the Memphis International Airport. It was centered along the Route of US 78 just a little northeast of the intersection with Getwell Road. Oakville is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cherokee Park.
Cooper-Young
Quarter
Cooper-Young is a neighborhood and historic district in the Midtown section of Memphis, Tennessee, named for the intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Cooper-Young is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cherokee Park.
Cherokee Park
- Type: Park
- Categories: recreation area and grassland
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.09266° or 35° 5′ 34″ north
Longitude
-89.96413° or 89° 57′ 51″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
867G32VP+38
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
GeoNames ID
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