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Welcome to Pursley ...

Pursley is located

Pursley is located in Navarro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pursley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Pursley is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pursley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pursley - they are located in Kansas, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pursley ...

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

  • Corsicana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mexia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wortham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolidge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blooming Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Frost
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Angus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Pursley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pursley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pursley. 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 Pursley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pursley ...

Looking for more information about Pursley? 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 Pursley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pursley.

Adding Pursley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pursley 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 Pursley was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pursley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pursley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.