| Official Name: | Purley, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Purley |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 81 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 525 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0911°N -95.2622°W |
| Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1365865 |
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.
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.
Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900, 7miles south of Mount Vernon.
Purley had a school with one teacher and 66 students in 1896. Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.