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Detroit, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tupelo (MS). It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the northwest of Detroit and has a population of 34,211 people.<1>

The next largest community is Columbus (MS). It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the south of Detroit and has a population of 25,944 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Fayette   SE30 mi [48.28 km]4,7782.93% decrease
 Haleyville   NE34 mi [54.7 km]4,0473.23% decrease
 Hamilton   NE13 mi [20.92 km]6,3935.79% decrease
 Red Bay   N28 mi [45.06 km]3,2962.31% decrease
 Russellville   NE41 mi [66 km]8,9180.59% decrease
 Winfield   E22 mi [35.41 km]4,6181.72% increase
 Aberdeen (MS)   SW26 mi [41.84 km]6,0895.08% decrease
 Amory (MS)   W18 mi [28.97 km]7,2624.4% increase
 Booneville (MS)   NW49 mi [78.9 km]8,7491.44% increase
 Fulton (MS)   NW20 mi [32.19 km]4,0734.92% increase
 Houston (MS)   W48 mi [77.2 km]3,8774.95% decrease
 Pontotoc (MS)   W50 mi [80.5 km]5,92412.77% increase
 Saltillo (MS)   NW38 mi [61.2 km]4,27926.11% increase
 Verona (MS)   W33 mi [53.1 km]3,3941.8% increase
 West Point (MS)   SW40 mi [64.4 km]11,2927.02% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Beaverton   SE10 mi [16.09 km]2078.41% decrease
 Bluff   SE20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Brilliant   E23 mi [37.01 km]7215.38% decrease
 Gu-Win   E18 mi [28.97 km]1935.39% decrease
 Guin   E15 mi [24.14 km]2,1898.37% decrease
 Hodges   NE24 mi [38.62 km]261---
 Sulligent   S9 mi [14.48 km]1,9688.51% decrease
 Twin   E18 mi [28.97 km]---
 Vernon   S18 mi [28.97 km]1,89311.67% decrease
 Weston   NE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Gattman (MS)   S10 mi [16.09 km]114---
 Hatley (MS)   W14 mi [22.53 km]4662.1% decrease
 Oakland (MS)   N17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Smithville (MS)   W13 mi [20.92 km]8681.59% decrease
 Tremont (MS)   N14 mi [22.53 km]3930.77% increase

Lamar County

Detroit is located in Lamar County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar: Marion, Fayette, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) and Monroe (MS).

While not sharing a border with Lamar, the following counties are close to Detroit: Itawamba (MS), Franklin and Lee (MS).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Detroit
 Fayette County   EGu-Win18 miles [28 km]
 Franklin County   NEAtwood24 miles [38 km]
 Marion County   NEByrd4 miles [6 km]
 Pickens County   SShaw36 miles [57 km]
 Walker County   EEldridge32 miles [51 km]
 Winston County   EGlen Mary31 miles [49 km]
 Chickasaw County (MS)   WPoplar Springs (MS)31 miles [49 km]
 Clay County (MS)   SWVinton Ferry (MS)32 miles [51 km]
 Itawamba County (MS)   NWTuron (MS)10 miles [16 km]
 Lee County (MS)   NWRichmond (MS)24 miles [38 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Detroit. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Detroit.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Detroit and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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