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Welcome to Memphis ...The city of Memphis is located in Scotland County<1> and is the County Seat for Scotland County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Memphis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838. When the people of Memphis refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Memphian<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Memphis has a population of 1,840 people<3> (see below for details). Memphis is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Memphis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Memphis lies within the (660) area code. The ZIP code for Memphis: 63555<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Memphis had an population of 1,840 people. This is an increase of 0.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.72% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Memphis had a population of 1,822 people (or 37.62% of the total population of Scotland County). This makes Memphis the county's most populous community. The population of Memphis represents 0.03% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,822 people, the population of Memphis decreased 11.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,061 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Memphis. Communities Also Named Memphis ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Memphis - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Indiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Memphis. Communities near Memphis ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Memphis.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Memphis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Memphis. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Memphis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Memphis. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Memphis. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Memphis. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Memphis ...Looking for more information about Memphis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Memphis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Memphis. Adding Memphis to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Memphis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Memphis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Memphis in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Memphis. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Memphis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/ Footnotes ...
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