James Lake

James Lake is a reservoir in Shelby, Tennessee. James Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Pisgah, as well as near the town Cordova.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Briarcrest Christian School and Houston High School.

Briarcrest Christian School

School

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Briarcrest Christian School is a private, coeducational, Christian school in Eads, an unincorporated area of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The school was founded as a segregation academy during the racial integration of public schools in Memphis.

Houston High School

School

Houston High School is a public high school located in Germantown, Tennessee, serving students in grades 9–12. The school was previously one of the eight high schools operating in the Shelby County School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cordova and Lenow.

Cordova

Town

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Cordova is a community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Cordova lies east of Memphis, north of Germantown, south of Bartlett, and northwest of Collierville at an elevation of 361 feet.

Lenow

Hamlet

Lenow is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Railway once ran through Lenow, along Lenow Road, an important route from Memphis to Nashville. Lenow is situated 5 miles north of James Lake.

Germantown

Town

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Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,333 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 40,128 in 2024, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Tennessee. Germantown is situated 5 miles southwest of James Lake.

James Lake

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “James Lake Dam”
Category: body of water
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.11674° or 35° 7′ 0″ north

Longitude

-89.72863° or 89° 43′ 43″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

867G478C+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 187496052

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4632817

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