[6] Charles P. Roland, historian of the Civil War and the American South, was born in Maury City in 1918.

His father, Clifford Paul Roland, was a schoolteacher in Maury City.

SR 88 connects the city with U.S. Route 412 and Alamo to the east, and with the Halls area to the west.

SR 189 connects Maury City with Friendship to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.