Cypress Creek

Cypress Creek is a stream in Shelby, Tennessee. Cypress Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Sylvan Heights, as well as near New Chelsea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include General DeWitt Spain Airport and Burkle Estate.

General DeWitt Spain Airport

Aerodrome

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General DeWitt Spain Airport is a civil, public airport located five miles northwest of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority. General DeWitt Spain Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cypress Creek.

Burkle Estate

Museum

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The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states. Burkle Estate is situated 2 miles southwest of Cypress Creek.

Northside High School

School

Northside High School was a high school in the Klondike neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee that closed in 2016. It was operated by Shelby County Schools and was previously in Memphis City Schools.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Memphis and Harbor Town.

North Memphis

Suburb

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North Memphis is one of the five defined districts of Memphis, Tennessee. It includes smaller neighborhoods such as Klondike, New Chicago, Douglass, Hyde Park, Hollywood, Nutbush, Binghampton, Smokey City, Scutterfeld, Frayser, and Raleigh. North Memphis is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cypress Creek.

Harbor Town

Suburb

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Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island. Harbor Town is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cypress Creek.

Frayser

Suburb

Frayser is a neighborhood on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is named after Memphis physician Dr. J Frayser, who owned a summer home near the railroad. Frayser is situated 2½ miles north of Cypress Creek.

Cypress Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.18648° or 35° 11′ 11″ north

Longitude

-90.01592° or 90° 0′ 57″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

867F5XPM+HJ

GeoNames ID

4616930

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