Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Memphis is a community in Shelby County, Tennessee, set within the river bluffs, rolling uplands and fertile lowlands of western and central Tennessee. Memphis stands on high bluffs above the Mississippi River and is internationally associated with blues, soul and civil rights history. Indigenous history, agriculture, railroads and regional trade shaped community growth, and later roads broadened the community’s ties to the region. Logistics, health care, manufacturing, music and tourism support the economy. Local traditions and access to the outdoors add another dimension to life in Memphis.