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Welcome to West Memphis ...The city of West Memphis is located in Crittenden County<1>. The location of West Memphis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of West Memphis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. A typical abbreviation for West Memphis: W. Memphis From the Census Estimates for 2019, West Memphis has a population of 24,389 people<3> (see below for details). West Memphis is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: West Memphis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time West Memphis lies within the (870) area code. The ZIP codes for West Memphis: 72301, 72303<5> Websites for West Memphis ...Official Website: www.ci.west-memphis.ar.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Memphis had an population of 24,389 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.84% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, West Memphis had a population of 26,245 people (which is 51.56% of the total population of Crittenden County). This makes West Memphis the county's most populous community. The population of West Memphis represents 0.9% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 26,245 people, the population of West Memphis decreased 5.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,666 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for West Memphis. Communities near West Memphis ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West 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 West Memphis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Memphis. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Memphis. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Memphis. See our Newspapers Page for West Memphis. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Memphis ...Looking for more information about West 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 West Memphis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Memphis. Adding West Memphis to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West 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 West Memphis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found West Memphis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for West Memphis. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for West Memphis: www.ci.west-memphis.ar.us/ The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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