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Marion, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the north of Marion and has a population of 77,906 people.<1>

The next largest community is Alabaster. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northeast of Marion and has a population of 22,619 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Brent   N22 mi [35.41 km]4,2194.85% increase
 Calera   NE48 mi [77.2 km]10,742240.15% increase
 Camden   S43 mi [69.2 km]2,2271.33% decrease
 Centreville   NE25 mi [40.23 km]2,5543.57% increase
 Clanton   E42 mi [67.6 km]8,83613.28% increase
 Demopolis   W31 mi [49.89 km]7,3502.52% decrease
 Eutaw   NW36 mi [57.9 km]2,97658.47% increase
 Greensboro   W16 mi [25.75 km]2,5646.11% decrease
 Jemison   NE40 mi [64.4 km]2,95731.54% increase
 Linden   SW35 mi [56.3 km]2,2556.97% decrease
 Livingston   W50 mi [80.5 km]3,0208.4% decrease
 Montevallo   NE42 mi [67.6 km]6,06125.62% increase
 Northport   N46 mi [74 km]23,11818.95% increase
 Selma   SE22 mi [35.41 km]18,8478.12% decrease
 Valley Grande   SE19 mi [30.58 km]---

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Browns   S13 mi [20.92 km]---
 East Town   NE24 mi [38.62 km]---
 Faunsdale   SW20 mi [32.19 km]825.75% decrease
 Gallion   W25 mi [40.23 km]---
 Marion Junction   S14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Newbern   W12 mi [19.31 km]2252.6% decrease
 Orrville   S22 mi [35.41 km]2108.7% decrease
 Plantersville   E22 mi [35.41 km]---
 Prairieville   W23 mi [37.01 km]---
 Safford   S23 mi [37.01 km]---
 Sawyerville   W25 mi [40.23 km]---
 Sprott   NE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Sunset Mill Village   SE22 mi [35.41 km]---
 Uniontown   SW16 mi [25.75 km]1,41813.33% decrease
 The Village   SW16 mi [25.75 km]---

Perry County

Marion is located in Perry County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry: Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale and Marengo.

While not sharing a border with Perry, the following counties are close to Marion: Autauga, Greene and Wilcox.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Marion
 Autauga County   EJones24 miles [38 km]
 Bibb County   NEAbercrombie17 miles [27 km]
 Chilton County   ERiderville22 miles [35 km]
 Dallas County   SBellevue13 miles [20 km]
 Greene County   WOld Tindells Ferry25 miles [40 km]
 Hale County   WNewbern12 miles [19 km]
 Lowndes County   SEBenton36 miles [57 km]
 Marengo County   SWFaunsdale20 miles [32 km]
 Sumter County   WBaggers Ferry30 miles [48 km]
 Tuscaloosa County   NHagler27 miles [43 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found 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) Marion. 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 Marion.

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