'Memphis' definitions:
Definition of 'Memphis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
noun
An ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
Definition of 'memphis'
From: Easton
- Memphis only in Hos. 9:6, Hebrew Moph. In Isa. 19:13; Jer. 2:16; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16, it is mentioned under the name Noph. It was the capital of Lower, i.e., of Northern Egypt. From certain remains found half buried in the sand, the site of this ancient city has been discovered near the modern village of Minyet Rahinch, or Mitraheny, about 16 miles above the ancient head of the Delta, and 9 miles south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile. It is said to have been founded by Menes, the first king of Egypt, and to have been in circumference about 19 miles. "There are few remains above ground," says Manning (The Land of the Pharaohs), "of the splendour of ancient Memphis. The city has utterly disappeared. If any traces yet exist, they are buried beneath the vast mounds of crumbling bricks and broken pottery which meet the eye in every direction. Near the village of Mitraheny is a colossal statue of Rameses the Great. It is apparently one of the two described by Herodotus and Diodorus as standing in front of the temple of Ptah. They were originally 50 feet in height. The one which remains, though mutilated, measures 48 feet. It is finely carved in limestone, which takes a high polish, and is evidently a portrait. It lies in a pit, which, during the inundation, is filled with water. As we gaze on this fallen and battered statue of the mighty conqueror who was probably contemporaneous with Moses, it is impossible not to remember the words of the prophet Isaiah, 19:13; 44:16-19, and Jeremiah, 46:19."
Definition of 'memphis'
From: Hitchcock
- Memphis, abode of the good
Memphis, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000) :
7264
Housing Units (2000) :
2832
Land area (2000) :
3.162239 sq. miles (8.190161 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.162239 sq. miles (8.190161 sq. km)
FIPS code :
44175
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
27.539798 N, 82.562966 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000) :
33
Housing Units (2000) :
12
Land area (2000) :
0.386959 sq. miles (1.002218 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004364 sq. miles (0.011303 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.391323 sq. miles (1.013521 sq. km)
FIPS code :
48052
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
33.133678 N, 88.297023 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana
Population (2000) :
400
Housing Units (2000) :
168
Land area (2000) :
2.498989 sq. miles (6.472351 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.498989 sq. miles (6.472351 sq. km)
FIPS code :
48384
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.487110 N, 85.764223 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47143
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
650100
Housing Units (2000) :
271552
Land area (2000) :
279.319714 sq. miles (723.434707 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
15.443067 sq. miles (39.997358 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
294.762781 sq. miles (763.432065 sq. km)
FIPS code :
48000
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.117365 N, 89.971068 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
38103 38104 38105 38106 38107 38108
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
2479
Housing Units (2000) :
1245
Land area (2000) :
2.243035 sq. miles (5.809433 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.243035 sq. miles (5.809433 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47616
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
34.726716 N, 100.541560 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
79245
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
1129
Housing Units (2000) :
476
Land area (2000) :
1.122697 sq. miles (2.907773 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.028461 sq. miles (0.073713 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.151158 sq. miles (2.981486 sq. km)
FIPS code :
52960
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.896397 N, 82.770786 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, MS -- U.S. village in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, MS -- U.S. village in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
87
Housing Units (2000) :
27
Land area (2000) :
4.310488 sq. miles (11.164113 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.054613 sq. miles (0.141446 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.365101 sq. miles (11.305559 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46580
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
34.925821 N, 90.141009 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
2061
Housing Units (2000) :
1052
Land area (2000) :
1.565989 sq. miles (4.055894 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.565989 sq. miles (4.055894 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47270
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
40.460889 N, 92.169908 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
63555
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Memphis, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Memphis, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
106
Housing Units (2000) :
46
Land area (2000) :
0.086436 sq. miles (0.223867 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.086436 sq. miles (0.223867 sq. km)
FIPS code :
31640
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.094644 N, 96.433052 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.