Memphis is a city that straddles the border between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The name "Memphis" was chosen and applied in 1848 when a US post office was established.

The village was named for its location on a bluff overlooking the Belle River, which settlers likened to the position of the ancient Egyptian Memphis, "the City on the Nile".

Some lumber was processed in Memphis and Marine City, where there was a major shipbuilding industry.

Highway M-19 is Memphis' Main Street, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Emmett and south the same distance to Richmond.

Mount Clemens, the Macomb county seat, is 25 miles (40 km) to the south, while Port Huron, the St. Clair county seat, is 20 miles (32 km) to the east.

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.