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Welcome to Memphis Junction ...

Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Memphis Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Memphis Junction: Memphis Jct. (or less commonly used: Memphis Jctn.)

Memphis Junction is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Memphis Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Memphis Junction: 662

Communities Also Named Memphis Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Memphis Junction - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Memphis Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Memphis Junction.

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 Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Memphis Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Memphis Junction. 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 Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Memphis Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Memphis Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Memphis Junction ...

Looking for more information about Memphis Junction? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Memphis Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Memphis Junction.

Adding Memphis Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Memphis Junction 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 Junction was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Memphis Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Grenada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Memphis Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.