Lick Creek

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northside High School and Burkle Estate.

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.

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 west of Lick Creek.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Museum

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is situated 2 miles southeast of Lick Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Memphis and Hollywood.

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.

Hollywood

Hamlet

Hollywood is a neighborhood on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Hollywood is situated 2 miles east of Lick Creek.

Midtown

Suburb

Midtown is a collection of neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee, to the east of Downtown. Midtown is home to many cultural attractions, institutions of higher education, and noteworthy pieces of architecture. Midtown is situated 2 miles south of Lick Creek.

Lick Creek

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

35.17259° or 35° 10′ 21″ north

Longitude

-90.01037° or 90° 0′ 37″ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

867F5XFQ+2V

GeoNames ID

4636712

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Highlights include Lucille Price Park and Klondike Park.

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