South Memphis
South Memphis, one of the oldest portions of Memphis, Tennessee, is a community stretching from Riverside Drive and E. H. Crump Blvd just south of Downtown south and east to Pendleton St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stax Museum of American Soul Music and LeMoyne–Owen College.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Museum
Photo: Victor Chapa, CC BY 2.0.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T.
LeMoyne–Owen College
College
LeMoyne–Owen College is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War.
Hamilton High School
School
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, located at 1363 E Person Avenue. Enrollment is 646 as of the 2019–2020 school year and the school is part of the Shelby County School District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Memphis and Nonconnah.
Memphis
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.
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 south of South Memphis.
Cooper-Young
Quarter
Cooper-Young is an eclectic neighborhood and historic district in the Midtown section of Memphis, Tennessee, named for the intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Cooper-Young is situated 2½ miles northeast of South Memphis.
South Memphis
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10157° or 35° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
-90.03416° or 90° 2′ 3″ westOpen location code
867F4X28+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13030633856OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7567938
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“South Memphis” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “South Memphis”
- Spanish: “Sur de Memphis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bunker Hill and Shadowlawn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Grove Baptist Church Number Two and Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church.
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