Memphis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States.

[5] The community can trace its roots back to the 1880s, when it was planned as an 80-acre subdivision, adjacent to the city of Palmetto.

Tennessee-born Robert Willis (1855-1933) originally owned the land, but eventually it was sold to I.E. Barwick (1854-1924) who subdivided it.

[8] An 1897 Manatee County directory mentions a handful of establishments, from a clothing store to a crate mill and a bakery then under construction.

[9] Over time, the area eventually became a predominantly African American community in the segregation era.

The main road through the community is US Route 41, also known as the Tamiami Trail, which leads south 4 miles (6 km) to Bradenton, the county seat, and north 38 miles (61 km) to Tampa.

US 19 leads northwest via the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay to St. Petersburg, 21 miles (34 km) away.