Memphis metropolitan area

E19020

metropolitan area urban area

The Memphis metropolitan area is a multi-county urban region centered on the city of Memphis, spanning parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas and serving as a major cultural, economic, and transportation hub of the Mid-South.

Aliases (1)

Memphis region ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area → urban area →
centralCity	Memphis, Tennessee →
containsCity	Memphis, Tennessee →
containsCounty	Benton County, Mississippi → Crittenden County, Arkansas → DeSoto County, Mississippi → Fayette County, Tennessee → Marshall County, Mississippi → Shelby County, Tennessee → Tate County, Mississippi → Tipton County, Tennessee → Tunica County, Mississippi →
containsPrincipalCity	Bartlett, Tennessee → Collierville, Tennessee → Germantown, Tennessee → Horn Lake, Mississippi → Memphis, Tennessee → Olive Branch, Mississippi → Southaven, Mississippi → West Memphis, Arkansas →
country	United States →
culturalRole	center of blues music → center of rock and roll heritage → center of soul music →
economicRole	regional distribution center → regional logistics hub → regional medical center →
hasLandmark	Beale Street → Graceland → Memphis Pyramid → National Civil Rights Museum →
hasSportsTeam	Memphis Grizzlies → Memphis Redbirds →
largestCity	Memphis, Tennessee →
locatedIn	Arkansas → Mississippi → Tennessee →
majorHighway	Interstate 22 → Interstate 240 → Interstate 269 NERFINISHED → Interstate 40 → Interstate 55 →
majorRiver	Mississippi River →
partOf	Mississippi River Delta region → Southern United States →
region	Mid-South →
servedByAirport	Memphis International Airport →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Memphis, Tennessee → Shelby County, Tennessee → Soulsville, USA →	partOf
Tura limestone ("Memphis region") →	associatedWith
Memphis Sounds →	basedInMetropolitanArea
FedExForum →	cityServed
Hernando de Soto Bridge →	isMajorCrossingFor
Stax Music Academy →	regionServed
Memphis International Airport →	serves