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Memphis, TN
Tennessee · Shelby County · Memphis Metro
Memphis is a major city in Tennessee with a population of 629,063. Residents earn $51,211 per year, which is 32% below the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
629,063
Population
2,171/sq mi density
$51,211
Median Income
$32,314 per capita
$157,100
Home Value
$142,870 Zillow
$1,123
Median Rent
32.9% income on rent
64°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
1,901
Violent Crime/100K
6,128 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
2.9 / 5.0
$51,211 median income, 5.3% unemployment
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Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$157,100 home value, $1,123/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
1,901 violent crimes/100K (400% above avg)
B
Education
3.3 / 5.0
28.2% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Memphis
Historic Markers
179
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
8
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Memphis, TN
8 reported haunted locations found near Memphis, TN.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Fire Church | when you walk up to the church night or day there is nothing there but as you drive past the church you see flames in the back window. This place could be haunted by and evil spirit this will only happen at night during the day you can not see the flames |
| Metal Museum/Army hospital | The Metal museum of Memphis is on part of the grounds of what was the army hospital. This was ground zero for the yellow fever epidemic - and the equivalent of the CDC. Thousands died here. There are many tails of things at night. There is a lot of activity in the morgue building and the doctor’s residence. |
| St. Jude's | It is said that one of the rooms on the 2nd floor is haunted by the spirit of a 17 year old female that died there. The spirit is reportedly friendly. |
| The lake at Overton Park | according to several witnesses a 35ish year-old lady with a long light blue dress has been seen walking around the lake (usually on the south side) at night...she asks for help with an out stretched arm, but when approached she vanishes. It was reported that the body of a lady with a blue dress had been found near this lake raped and stabbed in the 1960's but its unknown if there is a connection. |
| The Orpheum Theatre | Several definitive accounts of Mary, the ghost of the Orpheum Theatre exist in the archives of Memphis Magazine, in It Happened in Tennessee and in the published history of the Orpheum. The ghost of a little girl, Mary, haunts this theatre. She has a favorite seat during performances. Some people believe that she is the ghost of a girl who died when the original Orpheum burned, but no one was reported to have been killed, and others believe she was killed near the Orpheum on Beale Street. She... |
| University of Memphis | Old Brister Library - It is said to be a young female college student who was raped and killed in the tower of this old library. The ghost has been seen by many custodians who just recall seeing a student who appear and then vanish. The ghost would also scream help me which at times would very much scare the campus police who would go in the building to inspect the screams. Many students in the past have tried to spend the night in the library and have only heard the screams. - March 2004 Co... |
| University of Memphis | UC bldg - There are reports of a presence in the building which rides the elevator. The elevator is set to automatically return to 2nd or 3rd floor if out of use for a time period. It has opened on the 4th floor or 1st for people to get in when final inspection of building is done at closing. It is believed to be ghost of construction worker who fell from 3rd floor during the building of the student center. - October 2007 Update: This building has been demolished. |
| Woodruff-Fontaine House | The "Rose Room" is haunted by Molly Woodruff whose bedroom it once was. Her picture is on the wall and she wanders the house, makes a depression in the bedclothes as if she slept there, and there are cold areas. Her most famous appearance was the day the house museum opened in the 1960's when a docent saw a woman in the bedroom who said, "My bed doesn't go there." That was the first of many such stories. Strange odars like cigar smoke have also been in evidence on the house's third floor from... |