Originally Posted by
fdx727pilot
Most of the above is great info. IMHO, anywhere in Shelby county that has not been incorporated in an existing city (Bartlett, Collierville, etc) will eventually become part of Memphis city, as Cordova did.
The unincorprated sections of Shelby County have been divided into "Reserves" for the cities -- Memphis, Millington, Bartlett, Lakeland, Arlington, Germantown, Collierville . . . I think that's all. If you settle in, for example, the Lakeland reserve area, you will be in the county until Lakeland decides to annex the area. You cannot be annexed by Memphis.
The problem with Cordova is it's in a Memphis reserve area.
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