Finley is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Dyer County,

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, United States. It is located roughly 5.5 miles west of downtown Dyersburg along Tennessee State Route 104.

Tennessee State Route 182 State Route 182 (abbreviated SR 182) is a secondary state highway in western Dyer County, Tennessee, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. This route is primarily rural in nature throughout its length. Route description The first of SR 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 beginning in 1840 on the high ground just north of the modern-day village. The area surrounding Finley was hunted by

Davy Crockett Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ...

, 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.Name given in Family History Book my grandfathers' brother wrote in the '90s. 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 in early July. Finley has a post office, with ZIP code is 38030.

Demographics

Education

The school district is the Dyer County School District.
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Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee {{DyerCountyTN-geo-stub