Nutbush is a long-standing neighborhood in northeastern

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, United States. The area has since expanded, yet it remains relatively small with modestly sized houses.

Geography

Nutbush is bordered by I-40 to the north; Wells Station to the east; Macon Ave to the south, and Homer Street to the west. It is adjacent to the city's Kingsbury neighborhood.https://maps.google.com/maps?q=nutbush,+memphis&ie=UTF8&hl=en&mrt=kmlkmz Google maps - Memphis Neighborhoods

National Cemetery

The

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is located in Nutbush, Memphis. On 44.2

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(0.18 km²), the cemetery had 42,184 interments at the end of 2007. Several battlefield cemeteries from the

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era were transferred to Memphis and many of the dead from the steamboat ''Sultana'' explosion on April 26, 1865 were buried in Memphis National Cemetery.

References

Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee {{ShelbyCountyTN-geo-stub

Geography

National Cemetery

See also

References