Country United States County Franklin Area code(s) 430 & 903 Elevation 160 m Local time Thursday 6:46 AM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1365865 Population 81 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Purley, TX 75494, USA
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.
References
Purley, Texas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA