Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States.

[5] Puryear was originally named Littleton in honor of James T. Littleton, a farmer and Confederate States Army veteran who donated a portion of his land to the Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad to use as a right of way.

[8] U.S. Route 641 passes through the east side of the city, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Hazel, Kentucky, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Paris, the Henry county seat.

Tennessee State Route 140 passes through the center of Puryear, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to U.S. Route 79 near Paris Landing State Park on Kentucky Lake, and west 8 miles (13 km) to SR 69 near Jones Mill.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Puryear has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), all land.