Memphis, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47143. It stands on Blue Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Speed quadrangle. 1,077 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMemphis grew from 695 to 1,077 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 695 | |
| 2020 | 1,077 | +382 (+55%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1938 USGS Speed quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Speed quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Speed quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Speed quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Memphis: 12 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Speed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
19 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Memphis in 19 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $15,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down along Crone Road. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Memphis | $5,000 | Hail damaged windows in homes and in vehicles. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | A tree blew down on southbound Interstate 65 near the 16.4 mile marker. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | There was a tree down on US 31. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | There was a large tree blocking US 31. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Trees were blown down on US Route 31 near Perry Crossing. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | A large metal building on Biggs Road between Interstate 65 and US 31 had one exterior wall blown out from the inside. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Memphis | - | Quarter sized hail fell near Memphis. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Multiple trees and limbs fell on the roadway. One home was reported damaged. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Memphis | - | Nickel sized hail was reported to the NWS by the public. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | A report of trees down across the area was received by the public. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Memphis | - | A report of 1 inch diameter hail was received by the public. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Memphis | - | Local media relayed a report of one inch hail in Memphis. This hail, along with damage nearby in Charlestown, resulted from the first of several strong storms to affect central Clark County. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Large limbs were blown down on Memphis Charlestown Rd. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | A downed tree was blocking Memphis Charlestown Rd. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Trees were downed around the town of Memphis. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Memphis | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Memphis | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Grove | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Slatecut | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Perry Crossing | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Blue Lick | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Henryville | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Wilson | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bennettsville | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Speed | 4.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Memphis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2699142 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1851803. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






