Cities, Towns, Communities Of Shelby Flashcards
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Millington
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- City in Shelby County
- Flag City Tennessee
- Home of Memphis International Raceway
- Chartered 1903
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Memphis
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- City in Shelby County
- County Seat of Shelby County
- Second largest city in Tennessee
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Lakeland
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- City in Shelby County
- Was the location of a now defunct Amusement Park
- Mayor is Wyatt Bunker
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Germantown
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- City in Shelby County
- Was home to the Nashoba Plantation a utopian community
- Was also known as Pea Ridge
- Was also known as Neshoba
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Bartlett
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- City in Shelby County
- was originally Union Depot and Green Bottom
- Home to the Davies Manor Plantation with the oldest log home in Shelby County
- Home to the Nicholas Gotten house which houses the Bartlett Museum
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Arlington
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- Town in Shelby County
- Second fastest growing community in Tennessee
- Called Shelby County’s best kept secret
- Originally known as Haysville
- changed its name because the post office wasn’t allowed to use the original name
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Collierville
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- Town in Shelby County
- had two battles and two skirmishes in late 1863 during the Civil war
- home to a large shopping center called “The Avenue at Carriage Crossing”
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Barretville
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County
- known for a large population of domesticated peacocks
- had a 1930 bank robbery during which the bank robbers accidentally ignited the adjacent General Store while attempting to crack the safe with a blowtorch
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Brunswick
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County
- many families lived here for generations and were buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- roughly bounded by the Loosahatchie River, Oliver Creek, Route 70 and Germantown-craven rd.
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Cordova
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County
- known for flowers
- Also known as Allentown
- Also known as Marysville
- Also known as Dexter
- the original railroad station is still standing
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Eads
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County and Fayette County
- had a seven year court challenge before parts of this community were annexed to Memphis
- Named for a Civil war engineer
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Ellendale
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County
- name was chosen as a “play-on-words” of the abbreviation L&N(a railroad company) during a contest sponsored by the railroad company.
- Originally near Bond’s station Depot
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Fisherville
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County and Fayette County
- 30 miles east of downtown Memphis
- has been partly annexed by Piperton and the rest of it will eventually be annexed by Memphis or Collierville
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Rosemark
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- Unincorporated Community in Shelby County
- Originally called Richland
- Originally mainly cotton farming
- much growth occurred after the civil war
- agricultural crossroads community
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Cities of Shelby County
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- Memphis
- Millington
- Lakeland
- Germantown
- Bartlett
