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Killen, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Decatur. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the southeast of Killen and has a population of 53,929 people.<1>

The next largest community is Florence. It lies just west of Killen and has a population of 36,264 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Athens   E33 mi [53.1 km]23,71525.03% increase
 Haleyville   S43 mi [69.2 km]4,0473.23% decrease
 Hartselle   SE44 mi [70.8 km]13,88815.55% increase
 Madison   E45 mi [72.4 km]38,71432% increase
 Moulton   SE29 mi [46.67 km]3,2670.21% increase
 Muscle Shoals   SW10 mi [16.09 km]13,0329.29% increase
 Red Bay   SW45 mi [72.4 km]3,2962.31% decrease
 Russellville   SW26 mi [41.84 km]8,9180.59% decrease
 Sheffield   SW12 mi [19.31 km]9,1275.44% decrease
 Tuscumbia   SW13 mi [20.92 km]8,3085.75% increase
 Iuka (MS)   W38 mi [61.2 km]2,9383.96% decrease
 Hohenwald (TN)   N47 mi [75.6 km]3,8051.36% increase
 Lawrenceburg (TN)   N29 mi [46.67 km]10,7780.17% decrease
 Pulaski (TN)   NE36 mi [57.9 km]7,8470.3% decrease
 Savannah (TN)   NW47 mi [75.6 km]7,3205.83% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Cloverdale   W14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Elgin   E7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Ford City   S5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Green Hill   N7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Leighton   S11 mi [17.7 km]8302.24% decrease
 Lexington   NE11 mi [17.7 km]8430.36% increase
 McGee Town   W12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Nitrate City   S7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Rogersville   E14 mi [22.53 km]1,2040.42% increase
 Saint Florian   W5 mi [8.05 km]47441.49% increase
 Wheeler Dam Village   SE9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Zip City   NW10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Iron City (TN)   N11 mi [17.7 km]3782.72% increase
 Rascal Town (TN)   NE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Saint Joseph (TN)   N12 mi [19.31 km]8563.26% increase

Lauderdale County

Killen is located in Lauderdale County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale: Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, Tishomingo (MS), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN), Wayne (TN) and Giles (TN). Although it doesn't share a border with Lauderdale, Franklin it is close to Killen.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Killen
 Colbert County   SAlabama Shores4 miles [6 km]
 Franklin County   SBethsaida21 miles [33 km]
 Lawrence County   SEFishermans Resort9 miles [14 km]
 Limestone County   ECherry Grove18 miles [28 km]
 Madison County   EArdmore39 miles [62 km]
 Morgan County   SETrinity30 miles [48 km]
 Winston County   SMartintown39 miles [62 km]
 Tishomingo County (MS)   WEastport (MS)32 miles [51 km]
 Giles County (TN)   NEPeach (TN)21 miles [33 km]
 Hardin County (TN)   NWBig Ivy (TN)34 miles [54 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Killen. 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.

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 RV Repair     Churches    
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  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 Killen.

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