Finley, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Finley, Tennessee
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:Finley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dyer
Named For:James Allen Finley
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1858
Established Title1:Founded
Established Date1:1881
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.38
Area Land Km2:3.38
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.30
Area Land Sq Mi:1.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:774
Population Density Km2:229.11
Population Density Sq Mi:593.56
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:282
Coordinates:36.0358°N -89.4797°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38030
Area Code:731
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1284270

Finley is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located roughly 5.5 miles west of downtown Dyersburg along Tennessee State Route 104. Tennessee State Route 182 also passes through the community, which connects it with Interstate 155 and Lenox to the north.

History

Originally known as Pleasant Hill, the community was settled through the 1840s on the high ground just north of the modern-day village. The area surrounding Finley was hunted by Davy Crockett, who named the creek that runs through Finley after himself.

The community is named after local businessman and farmer James Allen Finley, who moved to the area in 1858 and eventually had a post office established in his home.[3] [4]

Today, the village serves as a hub for the smaller communities of western Dyer County that lie within the Mississippi River alluvial plane. It is the home of Finley Elementary School, which traces its roots to the earliest days of the village. There are also four churches in the community- Finley Baptist Church, Finley Methodist Church, Finley United Pentecostal Church, and Junction Church of God. These churches work together on various community initiatives, including the annual Finley Freedom Festival early July. Finley has a post office, with ZIP code is 38030.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Book: Goodspeed's History of Tennessee . The Goodspeed Publishing Co. . 1887 . 1036.
  4. Name given in Family History Book my grandfathers' brother wrote in the '90s.
  5. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.