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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Shelby County

 
Clickable Map of Shelby County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Shelby County, TN (542) Fayette County, TN (18) Tipton County, TN (34) Crittenden County, AR (29) Mississippi County, AR (55) DeSoto County, MS (32) Marshall County, MS (31)  ShelbyCounty(542) Shelby County (542)  FayetteCounty(18) Fayette County (18)  TiptonCounty(34) Tipton County (34)  CrittendenCountyArkansas(29) Crittenden County (29)  MississippiCounty(55) Mississippi County (55)  DeSotoCountyMississippi(32) DeSoto County (32)  MarshallCounty(31) Marshall County (31)
Memphis is the county seat for Shelby County
Adjacent to Shelby County, Tennessee
Fayette County (18)  ►
Tipton County (34)  ►
Crittenden County, Arkansas (29)  ►
Mississippi County, Arkansas (55)  ►
DeSoto County, Mississippi (32)  ►
Marshall County, Mississippi (31)  ►
 
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1 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Arlington Cemetery —
On Arlington Cemetery Drive at Chester Street, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Cemetery Drive.
2 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Arlington Historic Post Office —
On Chester Street just north of Forrest Street.
3 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Arlington, Tennessee —
On Airline Road (Tennessee Route 205) 0.1 miles north of Douglass Street, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Arlington, Tennessee Veterans Memorial —
On Chester Street 0.1 miles north of Douglass Street, on the right when traveling north.
5 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Blacksmith Shop —
Near Quintard Street just north of Walker St..
6 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Harrell Farm Log Cabin —
On Chester Street just north of Forrest Street, in the median.
7 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — History of Arlington —
On Chester Street north of Walker Street, on the left when traveling north.
8 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Hughes-College Hill Park —
On Chester Street south of Campbell Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
9 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Memphis's Civil War Sites — Civilians Lined the Bluffs —
Near Arlington Trail at Misty Trail, on the left when traveling east.
10 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Orion Hill —
On Donelson Parkway 0.5 miles east of Inglewood Place, on the right when traveling east.
11 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — 4E 51 — Pleasant Hill Cemetery —
On Brunswick Road north of Brunswick Farms Drive, on the left when traveling north.
12 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Rachel H.K. Burrow Museum —
On Chester Street at Walker Street, on the right when traveling south on Chester Street.
13 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — The Country Store —
On Walker Street east of Quintard Street, on the right when traveling east.
14 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington — Wade Bolton and Bolton College / Bolton School —
On Brunswick Road 0.2 miles south of Osborn Road, on the left when traveling north.
15 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington, Eads — Gray's Creek Baptist Church / Gray's Creek Cemetery —
On Inglewood Place just north of U.S. 64.
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16 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington, Eads — 4E 9 — Old Stagecoach Inn —
On U.S. 64 at Reid Hooker Road on U.S. 64.
17 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Arlington, Mary Alice — Mary Alice Park — Established 2006 —
On Mary Alice Drive just south of U.S. 70, on the right when traveling south.
18 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Bartlett Station — The Geographical Center of Shelby County —
On Bartlett Road at Stage Road, on the right on Bartlett Road.
19 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Bartlett Woods — Bartlett Veterans Memorial —
On Bartlett Boulevard at Bartlett Road, on the right when traveling south on Bartlett Boulevard.
20 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Davies Plantation — Davies Manor — Survivor of War —
Near Davies Plantation Road 0.2 miles west of Davies Manor Road, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Davies Plantation — 4E 23 — Davies Manor
On Davies Plantation Road. Reported missing.
22 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Davies Plantation — Ellen Davies-Rodgers — 1903-1994 —
Near Davies Plantation Road 0.2 miles west of Davies Manor Road, on the right when traveling west.
23 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, East Hampton — Gabriel Maston Bartlett — 1821-1876 — The Man for Whom the City of Bartlett, TN is Named —
Near Stage Road (Tennessee Route 15) east of Darolyn Street, on the left when traveling east.
24 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Ellendale — 4E 90 — Sgt. Walter K. Singleton — (1944-1967) —
On 3rd Road 0.1 miles east of Memphis-Arlington Road, on the left when traveling east.
25 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Ellendale — Warren Chapel Pisgah Cemetery —
On Memphis Arlington Road 0.2 miles Oak Rd., on the left when traveling west.
26 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Four Way — St. Ann Catholic Church —
On Stage Road (Tennessee Route 15) at Charles Bryan Road on Stage Road.
27 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Historic Bartlett — Bartlett, Tennessee —
On Stage Road (Tennessee Route 15) at Bartlett Road, on the right when traveling east on Stage Road.
28 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Bartlett, Historic Bartlett — Nicholas Gotten — 1832-1919 —
On Court Street at Woodlawn Street, on the right when traveling south on Court Street.
29 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Battle of Collierville — An Unexpected Guest —
On Walnut Street south of West Poplar Avenue ( Highway 57), on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Battle of Collierville —
On North Rowlett Street.
31 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Chalmers's Collierville Raid — "... break the railroad behind him." —
On Walnut Street south of West Poplar Avenue ( Highway 57), on the right when traveling south.
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32 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Civil War Walking Trail Start/End Kiosk —
On Walnut Street north of West Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville Christian Church —
On North Main Street at East Poplar Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
34 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville Civil War Battles Memorial —
On North Center Street north of North Rowlett Street, on the right when traveling north.
35 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville High School —
On College Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on College Street.
36 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville United Methodist Church — Sanctuary on the Square —
On North Center Street at North Rowlett Street, on the right when traveling south on North Center Street.
37 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville, Tenn. —
On North Rowlett Street west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
38 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Collierville, Tennessee Veterans Memorial — Lest We Forget —
Near North Main Street at East Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north.
39 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Confederate Soldiers Memorial —
Near South Mount Pleasant Road south of Keough Road, on the right when traveling south.
40 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Crisscross Lodge — 1913 —
On West Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) east of South Houston Levee Road, on the left when traveling east.
41 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — First Baptist Church —
On Walnut Street south of College Street, on the right when traveling south.
42 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Fort/Stockade — Civil War Walking Trail —
On Walnut Street south of College Street, on the right when traveling south.
43 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Herman W. Cox, Jr. —
Near West Powell Road just east of Greenview Road, on the right when traveling west.
44 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — History Of The Collierville Town Square — Leake-Irby — July 21, 1866 - July 21, 2006 —
Near North Center Street just south of East Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
45 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Joseph A. Campbell House —
On West South Street at South Center Street, on the right when traveling west on West South Street.
46 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — McGinnis Park — Established 1998 —
On Schilling Road at Deloach Lane, in the median on Schilling Road.
47 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Memphis & Charleston Railroad — Civil War Walking Trail —
On South Rowlett Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on South Rowlett Street.
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48 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Presbyterian Church of Collierville —
On Walnut Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling south on Walnut Street.
49 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Ridge of the attack — Civil War Walking Trail —
On Center Street at West South Street on Center Street.
50 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church —
On Mulberry Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on Mulberry Street.
51 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — The Battle of Collierville —
On South Rowlett Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on South Rowlett Street.
52 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — The Original Depot — Civil War Walking Trail —
On North Rowlett Street at North Center Street, on the left when traveling west on North Rowlett Street.
53 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — The Original Village — Civil War Walking Trail —
On North Main Street at East Poplar Avenue ( Route 57), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
54 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — The Wigfall Grays — 4th Tennessee Infantry Co. C —
On North Rowlett Street.
55 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Tom Brooks Park —
On Walnut Street south of West Poplar Avenue ( Highway 57), on the right when traveling south.
56 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Treating the Wounded — Civil War Walking Trail —
On Walnut Street north of West Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling south.
57 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Cordova — Dr. Greene Fort Pinkston — (1875-1963) —
On Shelby Farms Greenline 0.6 miles north of Macon Road, on the right when traveling north.
58 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Bedford Plantation — Established 1997 —
On Bedford Lane east of Kenney Drive, on the left when traveling north.
59 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Confederate Germantown — Shelby Grays, 4th Tennessee Infantry —
Near West Street south of Poplar Pike, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — 386 — Fortunate Survivor — Germantown Presbyterian Church — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
On Arthur Road south of Poplar Pike, on the right when traveling south.
61 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Frances Wright — (1795-1852) —
On Plantation Circle at Deep Valley Drive, in the median on Plantation Circle.
62 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Germantown Baptist Church
On South Germantown Road just north of North Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
63 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Germantown Cemetery —
On McVay Road close to Second Street, on the right when traveling north.
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64 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — 10 — Germantown Depot —
On South Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) at Southern Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Germantown Road.
65 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Germantown Historic Church —
On South Germantown Road at North Street, on the right when traveling north on South Germantown Road.
66 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Germantown Road —
On South Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) south of Southern Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
67 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Germantown, Tennessee —
On South Germantown Road at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Germantown Road.
68 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Glenn's Grocery and Dr. Seay's Office (1940s) —
On South Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) south of Southern Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
69 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — John Gray Historic House —
Near Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) 0.4 miles north of Farmington Road.
70 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Neshoba Junior High School —
On Southern Avenue 0.1 miles west of Poplar Pike, on the right when traveling west.
71 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — Raiding the Rails — Civil War in Germantown 1862 —
On C.D. Smith Road 0.3 miles west of Hacks Cross Road, on the right when traveling west.
72 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — S.A. Oakley —
On South Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) at Dogwood Road, on the right when traveling south on South Germantown Road.
73 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — 12 — Southern Railway —
Near South Germantown Road (Tennessee Route 177) south of Southern Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
74 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown — War Comes to Germantown — Guarding the Railroad —
Near South Germantown Road at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
75 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown, East Germantown — Fort Germantown —
On Holly Tree Drive at Grand Oak Drive, on the right when traveling south on Holly Tree Drive.
76 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown, Lakes of Forest Hill — First Marine Division Memorial —
Near Forest Hill Irene Road 0.6 miles south of Crestwyn Hills Drive, on the left when traveling south.
77 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown, Lakes of Forest Hill — Shelby County Vietnam War Memorial —
Near Forest Hill Irene Road 0.6 miles south of Crestwyn Hills Drive, on the left when traveling south.
78 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown, South Germantown — Oaklawn Garden —
On Poplar Pike at Southern Avenue when traveling west on Poplar Pike.
79 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Lakeland, Peeler Meadows — Chambers Chapel United Methodist Church / Chambers Chapel Cemetery —
On Chambers Chapel Road 0.2 miles north of U.S. 64.
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80 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 38 — American Cutoff Mile/Greenville, Mississippi/Tarpley Cutoff — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive when traveling south.
81 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Arkansas & White Rivers
Near Island Drive. Reported permanently removed.
82 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Arkansas & White Rivers —
Near Island Drive.
83 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Armstrong Field
On Old Millington Road south of Armstrong Field Road when traveling south. Reported missing.
84 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 39 — Ashbrook Cutoff/Eunice Landing, Arkansas/Arkansas City, Arkansas — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive when traveling south.
85 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 17 — Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Mississippi River Walk — Mile 228.4 AHP —
Near Island Drive.
86 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 6 — Belle Chasse, Louisiana/English Turn Bend/Caernarvon Crevasse/Poydras Crevasse — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
87 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 10 — Bonnet Carre Spillway/Lake Pontchartrain — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive.
88 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Building Mounds —
Near Indian Village Drive.
89 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 65 — Cairo, Illinois — Mississippi River Walk — Mile 954.0 AHP —
Near Island Drive when traveling south.
90 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Calvary Cemetery —
On Elvis Presley (Bellevue) Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling south.
91 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 58 — Caruthersville, Missouri/Gayoso, Missouri/Little Cypress Bend — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive.
92 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 145 — Chew C. Sawyer — 1918-1973 —
On South Parkway East at Pillow Street, in the median on South Parkway East.
93 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 169 — Christian Brothers High School / Christian Brothers Band —
On Walnut Grove Road at Briarview Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Grove Road.
94 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Chucalissa in Historic Times —
Near Indian Village Drive.
95 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Chucalissa Site —
On Indian Village Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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96 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 15 — Claiborne Landing / Carville, Louisiana / Belle Grove — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive.
97 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 48 — Commerce, Mississippi/Buck Island No. 53/Norfolk Landing, Mississippi — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive.
98 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 66 — Commercial Barge Traffic — Panel # 66 —
On Island Drive.
99 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Confederate States of America —
On North Front Street.
100 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 49 — Cow Islands No. 47 and No. 48/West Memphis, Arkansas/President's Island No. 45 — Mississippi River Walk —
Near Island Drive.

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Nov. 10, 2026