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Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Dyer
Settled	1858
Founded	1881
Named for	A. Finley
Area
• Total	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km2)
• Land	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	282 ft (86 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	774
• Density	593.56/sq mi (229.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38030
Area code(s)	731
GNIS feature ID	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 famer A. Finley, who moved to the area in 1858 and eventually had a post office established in his home.

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.

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