Memphis National Cemetery
Memphis National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Nutbush neighborhood in northeast Memphis, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 44.2 acres, and as of the end of 2007, had 42,184 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: United States National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Mississippi River Cemetery” and “Mississippi River National Cemetery”
- Address: 3568 Townes Avenue, Memphis, TN 38122
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Douglass High School.
Douglass High School
School
Douglass High School is a public high school in Memphis, United States, Tennessee, operated in the Shelby County Schools. Located in the African American Douglass neighborhood in North Memphis, it is named for Frederick Douglass, a 19th-century abolitionist. Douglass High School is situated 1 mile west of Memphis National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Berclair.
Hollywood
Hamlet
Hollywood is a neighborhood on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Hollywood is situated 2 miles west of Memphis National Cemetery.
Berclair
Neighborhood
Berclair is a district of Memphis, Tennessee, United States, that is known for a major street in the district. Berclair is situated 2½ miles southeast of Memphis National Cemetery.
Binghampton
Quarter
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Binghampton is a neighborhood on an edge of Midtown in Memphis, Tennessee. It is named after W. H. Bingham, an Irish immigrant, hotelier, planter, magistrate, politician, and entrepreneur who founded a town to the east and slightly north of the Memphis city limits in 1893. Binghampton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Memphis National Cemetery.
Memphis National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.17271° or 35° 10′ 22″ northLongitude
-89.93766° or 89° 56′ 16″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
867G53F6+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 177076575OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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