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Benjestown, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Benjestown is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and is part of the Memphis metropolitan area.

History

An old variant name is Benjes.^[1] A post office was established as Benjes in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.^[2] Benjestown was likely named for William Benjes, a German American industrialist.^[3]

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