Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of , and the county seat of County.
Memphis, along the Mississippi River inTennessee,is the youngest of Tennessee's major cities, founded in 1819 as a planned city by a group of wealthy Americans including judgeJohn Overtonand future presidentAndrew Jackson.A resident of Memphis is referred to as a Memphian, and the Memphis region is known, particularly to media outlets, as Memphis and the Mid-South. It is alsoknown for its music and food.