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Grimes, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Dothan. It lies just southeast of Grimes and has a population of 57,737 people.<1>

The next largest community is Enterprise. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Grimes and has a population of 21,178 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Abbeville   NE21 mi [33.8 km]2,9371.67% decrease
 Daleville   W15 mi [24.14 km]4,5462.3% decrease
 Elba   W37 mi [59.5 km]4,1640.5% decrease
 Eufaula   N45 mi [72.4 km]14,5024.27% increase
 Geneva   SW30 mi [48.28 km]4,4451.3% increase
 Headland   NE6 mi [9.66 km]4,01914.08% increase
 Opp   W47 mi [75.6 km]6,5820.38% decrease
 Ozark   NW15 mi [24.14 km]14,7112.7% decrease
 Troy   NW46 mi [74 km]15,1488.7% increase
 Bonifay (FL)   S38 mi [61.2 km]2,76932.1% decrease
 Chipley (FL)   S36 mi [57.9 km]3,7795.21% increase
 Marianna (FL)   S38 mi [61.2 km]6,2840.87% increase
 Blakely (GA)   E31 mi [49.89 km]5,2577.71% decrease
 Cuthbert (GA)   NE50 mi [80.5 km]3,4188.39% decrease
 Donalsonville (GA)   SE38 mi [61.2 km]2,6943.65% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ashford   SE14 mi [22.53 km]2,06211.28% increase
 Avon   SE13 mi [20.92 km]4751.93% increase
 Cowarts   SE10 mi [16.09 km]1,6305.43% increase
 Kinsey   E6 mi [9.66 km]1,9659.41% increase
 Malvern   S11 mi [17.7 km]1,2220.58% increase
 Midland City   NW2 mi [3.22 km]1,88310.57% increase
 Napier Field   NLess than 2 mi3961.98% decrease
 Newton   W8 mi [12.87 km]1,6533.22% decrease
 Newville   NE10 mi [16.09 km]5431.81% decrease
 Parish   SE7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Parker Village   S9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Pinckard   W5 mi [8.05 km]6276% decrease
 Rehobeth   S12 mi [19.31 km]1,26026.89% increase
 Taylor   S9 mi [14.48 km]1,9935.01% increase
 Webb   E9 mi [14.48 km]1,3675.32% increase

Dale County

Grimes is located in Dale County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dale: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike.

While not sharing a border with Dale, the following counties are close to Grimes: Jackson (FL), Holmes (FL) and Early (GA).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Grimes
 Barbour County   NTew23 miles [37 km]
 Coffee County   WHeritage Heights20 miles [32 km]
 Geneva County   SWBailey Crossroads11 miles [17 km]
 Henry County   NBlackwood6 miles [9 km]
 Houston County   SGrand Acres1 miles [1 km]
 Pike County   NWTennille29 miles [46 km]
 Holmes County (FL)   SCobb Cross Roads (FL)22 miles [35 km]
 Jackson County (FL)   SBrowntown (FL)21 miles [33 km]
 Washington County (FL)   SBahoma (FL)33 miles [53 km]
 Clay County (GA)   NEFort Gaines (GA)32 miles [51 km]



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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.

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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 Grimes.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Grimes 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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