Ashland, Alabama

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Auburn. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southeast of Ashland and has a population of 42,987 people.^<1>

The next largest community is LaGrange (GA). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the east of Ashland and has a population of 25,998 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alexander City	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	15,080	0.48% increase
	Anniston	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Jacksonville	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	10,077	19.91% increase
	Lanett	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,121	9.83% decrease
	Leeds	NW	46 mi [74 km]	11,312	8.2% increase
	Moody	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	13,400	66.4% increase
	Opelika	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	26,808	14.09% increase
	Oxford	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Pell City	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	12,841	34.25% increase
	Rainbow City	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,324	10.63% increase
	Sylacauga	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	12,843	1.8% increase
	Talladega	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Valley	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	9,962	8.31% increase
	Carrollton (GA)	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	23,291	17.38% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abel	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Almond	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Barfield	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Cragford	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Daviston	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	258	3.37% decrease
	Delta	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Goldville	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	36	2.7% decrease
	Goodwater	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,521	6.86% decrease
	Grant Town	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Lineville	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,374	1.12% decrease
	Mellow Valley	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Munford	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	New Site	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	831	2% decrease
	Wadley	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	647	1.09% increase
	Waldo	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	278	1.07% decrease

Clay County

Ashland is located in Clay County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega and Tallapoosa.

While not sharing a border with Clay, the following counties are close to Ashland: Chambers, Calhoun and Madison.

Below are counties that are near Ashland (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Ashland:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ashland
	Blount County	W	Lowery	37 miles [59 km]
	Calhoun County	N	Friendship	21 miles [33 km]
	Chambers County	SE	Bishop Ferry	19 miles [30 km]
	Cleburne County	N	Abel	20 miles [32 km]
	Coosa County	SW	Goodwater	19 miles [30 km]
	Elmore County	S	Robinson Ferry	35 miles [56 km]
	Madison County	E	West	24 miles [38 km]
	Randolph County	E	Blake Ferry	12 miles [19 km]
	Saint Clair County	NW	Enchanted Hills	28 miles [45 km]
	Shelby County	W	Childersburg	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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