Gurley is a town in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.

The town gradually formed around a water and coaling stop of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad and was originally known as "Gurley's Tank".

In 1866, the post office opened, and the name was changed to "Gurleysville"; it was later shortened back to Gurley.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gurley has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 816 people, 253 households, and 153 families residing in the town.

Education in Gurley is run by the Madison County School System.

A new Madison County High School was built a few miles west of the town on US 72 in 1999.