Memphis and West Tennessee

In 1994, when I moved to Memphis, TN, to be closer to my Mom, I remember her telling me somewhere along the way that Memphis was not really part of West Tennessee. Of course, being a geographer (and probably argumentative by nature), I argued that of course Memphis was part of West Tennessee. It was, in fact, the western most city in Tennessee. However, now, 23 years later, and as a resident of Jackson, TN, I finally understand what she means.

From Union City and Martin to Henderson and Bolivar and Jackson to Paris, the look, feel and demeanor is so different from Memphis and its surrounding bedroom communities. The people are more genteel, the atmosphere is more laid back, the friendliness is more apparent. We love our West Tennessee home.

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