Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 671 at the 2010 census.Puryear is located in northern Henry County at 36°26′41″N 88°20′2″W / 36.44472°N 88.33389°W / 36.44472; -88.33389. U.S. Route 641 passes through the east side of the city, leading north 4 miles to Hazel, Kentucky, and south 10 miles to Paris, the Henry county seat. Tennessee State Route 140 passes through the center of Puryear, leading east 12 miles to U.S. Route 79 near Paris Landing State Park on Kentucky Lake, and west 8 miles to SR 69 near Jones Mill.According to the United States Census Bureau, Puryear has a total area of 0.93 square miles, all land.