Orange Mound, Memphis
Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee.

Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first US neighborhood to be built by African Americans.
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Worth seeing in and around Orange Mound, Memphis
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.
3.4 km · public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia - 02Diocese of Memphis
The Diocese of Memphis is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Tennessee in the United States. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis.
1.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia - 03Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference.
1.6 km · stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia - 04Mid-South Coliseum
Mid-South Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows.
1.4 km · arena in Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia - 05Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis.
3.6 km · Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia - 06Art Museum of the University of Memphis
The Art Museum of the University of Memphis is located at 3750 Norriswood Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the principal museum of the University of Memphis. The museum opened in 1981 as The University Gallery; in 1994 the changed to reflect the collecting status of the organization.
3.3 km · abbreviation for the Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Tennessee · Wikipedia - 07St. Mary's Catholic Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
St. Mary's Catholic Church, located in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States, is a historic Roman Catholic Church.
1.1 km · church building in Tennessee, United States of America · Wikipedia - 08Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is a private Catholic university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order.
2.4 km · Catholic university in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. · Wikipedia - 09Memphis Botanic Garden
The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily.
2.1 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia - 10First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1839.
3.8 km · historic church in Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Orange Mound, Memphis
- Airports
- Frederick W. Smith (MEM), 7 km
- Nashville → Orange Mound, Memphis311 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · $27–37
- Birmingham → Orange Mound, MemphisTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- St Louis → Orange Mound, Memphis392 km · quickest by air, 6h 27m · $180–260
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No local-transport research exists yet for Orange Mound, Memphis
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Next door to Orange Mound, Memphis
Orange Mound, Memphis is 8 km from New South Memphis, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- East High Schoolhigh school in the Memphis City Schools district in Memphis, Tennessee3.2 km
- East Buntyn Historic Districtresidential historic district in Memphis, Tennessee, US2.4 km
- Chickasaw Gardenshuman settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America2.2 km
- Cooper-Younghuman settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America2.2 km
- South Memphisneighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America3.9 km