Purley, Texas

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.

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.

Geography
Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900, 7 mi south of Mount Vernon.

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