Memphis, TN, is a city located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County and lies on the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Wolf River.
Colloquially referred to as Memphis, Tennessee, the city is named after the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis. The 2017 estimated population for the city was 652,236, making it Tennessee’s second most populous city behind Nashville and the 27th largest in the United States.