Maury City, TN

Maury City is a town in Crockett County, Tennessee. The 2020 census counted 583 residents. Maury City is named for congressman and Tennessee state legislator Abram Poindexter Maury. The town was first settled in 1876 in accordance with some railroad speculation. A newcomer can read Maury City through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Maury City comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The town is situated at the intersection of State Route 88 and State Route 189, northwest of Jackson and southeast of Dyersburg. SR 88 connects the city with U.S. Route 412 and Alamo to the east, and with the Halls area to the west.