Townley is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

Townley has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, Boshell's Mill.

[5] It appeared on the next three consecutive U.S. Censuses, reaching its zenith in 1920, when it became the 4th largest town[6] in Walker County, with 1,554 residents.

At some point after 1920 the coal mine shut down and the town either disincorporated or lost its charter, and has not appeared on census rolls since.

[2] Its geographical location is in Walker County, Alabama, United States, North America [7]