Welcome to Memphis ...

So far, we found very little information about Memphis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Memphis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Memphis - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Memphis, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Memphis , we believe that it would have been located within present day Taos County<2>.

When the people of Memphis referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Memphian<3>

Time Zone: The area where Memphis was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Memphis once stood is in the (575) area code.

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, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Memphis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Memphis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Memphis refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Memphis may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.