Athens, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Huntsville. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 158,216 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Decatur. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 53,929 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arab	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	7,924	10.45% increase
	Cullman	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,295	9.29% increase
	Florence	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	37,877	4.45% increase
	Guntersville	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	8,422	13.89% increase
	Hartselle	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	13,888	15.55% increase
	Madison	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	38,714	32% increase
	Muscle Shoals	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	13,032	9.29% increase
	Russellville	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	8,918	0.59% decrease
	Sheffield	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	9,127	5.44% decrease
	Tuscumbia	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,308	5.75% increase
	Fayetteville (TN)	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	7,166	2.46% increase
	Lawrenceburg (TN)	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	10,778	0.17% decrease
	Lewisburg (TN)	N	46 mi [74 km]	11,003	5.67% increase
	Lynchburg (TN)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,103	6.32% increase
	Pulaski (TN)	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	7,847	0.3% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ardmore	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,249	20.79% increase
	Belle Mina	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Capshaw	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Country Village	E	Less than 2 mi	---
	Elkmont	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	546	16.17% increase
	Harvest	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Hillsboro	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	591	2.8% decrease
	Mooresville	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	65	10.17% increase
	Moulton Heights	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Orrville	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Rideout Village	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Russell Village	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Tanner	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Trinity	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,976	7.33% increase
	Ardmore (TN)	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,163	7.49% increase

Limestone County

Athens is located in Limestone County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone: Madison, Morgan, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Giles (TN) and Lincoln (TN).

While not sharing a border with Limestone, the counties of Lawrence (TN) and Colbert are close to Athens.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Colbert County	W	Fosters Mill	26 miles [41 km]
	Cullman County	S	Battleground	33 miles [53 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Bethsaida	37 miles [59 km]
	Jackson County	E	Paint Rock	36 miles [57 km]
	Lauderdale County	W	Cave Spring	10 miles [16 km]
	Lawrence County	SW	Browns Ferry	11 miles [17 km]
	Madison County	E	Clarkdale	10 miles [16 km]
	Marshall County	SE	Mount Olive	31 miles [49 km]
	Morgan County	S	Rhodes Ferry	11 miles [17 km]
	Winston County	S	Upshaw	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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