Several years later a group of Seventh-day Adventists migrated into the area, took control of town government in subsequent elections and renamed it "Hatley" in honor of a minister in the church they left when they moved to the Hatley area.

Hatley is located in northeastern Monroe at 33°58′36″N 88°25′14″W / 33.97667°N 88.42056°W / 33.97667; -88.42056, 4 miles (6 km) east of the center of Amory.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

[1] The town sits on a ridge that drains north to Burketts Creek and Turner Branch, and south to Weaver Creek, all of which are tributaries of the Tombigbee River to the west.

22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.