Whitehaven
Whitehaven, informally known as "Blackhaven", is a predominantly African-American community in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was first organized in the late 19th century as a neighborhood for upper-class white families.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 50,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “White Haven”, “Whitehaven, Memphis”, and “Whitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graceland and Southland Mall.
Graceland
Protected area
Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8-acre estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which American singer Elvis Presley once owned. He is buried there, as are his parents Vernon and Gladys, paternal grandmother Minnie Mae, grandson Benjamin, and daughter Lisa Marie.
Southland Mall
Commercial area
Southland Mall is a regional shopping mall in the Whitehaven neighborhood of South Memphis, Tennessee. It was built in 1966, becoming the first enclosed mall in the Mid-South.
Hillcrest High School
School
Hillcrest High School is a public high school, located in Memphis, Tennessee and is served by the Green Dot Public Schools system. The school has an enrollment of 525 students.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raines and Nonconnah.
Raines
Hamlet
Raines was a suburb on the southern boundary of Memphis, Tennessee. It was located between West Junction, Oakville, and on the north of Whitehaven. In 1950 it had a population of 300.
Nonconnah
Hamlet
Nonconnah, Tennessee was a populated place along Nonconnah Creek in what is now Memphis. Nonconnah was located just to the east of West Junction, Tennessee. Nonconnah is situated 2½ miles north of Whitehaven.
Southaven
Southaven is a city in Mississippi. Known as the "Top of Mississippi," the city is the gateway to the Mississippi Delta and minutes from Memphis.Whitehaven
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.02731° or 35° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
-90.02926° or 90° 1′ 45″ westPopulation
50,000Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)Open location code
867F2XGC+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 151358843OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
4667376Wikidata ID
Q7996008
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Whitehaven” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whitehaven”
- French: “Whitehaven”
- German: “Whitehaven”
- Japanese: “ホワイトヘイヴン”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boulevard Church of Christ and Whitehaven United Methodist Church.
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