Purley, Texas

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Purley, Texas
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Purley
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Purley
Coordinates: 33°05′28″N95°15′44″W / 33.09111°N 95.26222°W / 33.09111; -95.26222
Country United States
State Texas
County Franklin
Elevation
[1]
525 ft (160 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
81
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1365865 [1]

Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 81 in 2000.

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History

Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in 1879 and had several stores, four sawmills and gristmills, and 150 residents. A mattress manufacturer was in the community in 1896. 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]

Geography

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. [2]

Education

Purley had a school with one teacher and 66 students in 1896. [2] Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.

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