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Welcome to Finley ...

Finley is located in Dyer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Finley had a population of 298 people.<2> (see below for details).

Finley is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Finley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Finley, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Finley: 731

The ZIP code for Finley: 38030<4>

Communities Also Named Finley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Finley - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Kentucky (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Finley.

Websites for Finley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Finley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Finley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Finley.

  • Dyersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Churchton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Caruthersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newbern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
  • Powells Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
  • Maury Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
    • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Finley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Finley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Finley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Finley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Finley. See our Newspapers Page for Finley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finley ...

Looking for more information about Finley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Finley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Finley.

Adding Finley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Finley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Finley post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Finley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Finley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Finley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Finley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/