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.- 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: Graceland and Southland Mall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raines and Nonconnah.
Nonconnah
Hamlet
Nonconnah, Tennessee was a populated place along Nonconnah Creek in what is now Memphis. Nonconnah is situated 2½ miles north of Whitehaven.
Southaven
Southaven is a city in Mississippi.Whitehaven
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.02731° or 35° 1′ 38″ north
Longitude
-90.02926° or 90° 1′ 45″ west
Population
50,000
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
867F2XGC+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Persey and Scaife.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Boulevard Church of Christ and Whitehaven United Methodist Church.
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