Purley, Texas
| Purley, Texas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Purley  Purley | |
| Coordinates: 33°05′28″N 95°15′44″W / 33.09111°N 95.26222°WCoordinates: 33°05′28″N 95°15′44″W / 33.09111°N 95.26222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 81 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1365865[1] |
Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900 7 miles (11 km) south of Mount Vernon.
History
Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in 1879, and a one-room schoolhouse was established by 1896. The town had a population of 150 and several businesses through the late 1800s, but the community diminished in the 1900s, falling to a population of twenty with no businesses by 1966. The population of Purley grew to 81 by 1972, where it remained through 2000; a business opened in the community in 1988.[2]
References
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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