Mount Vernon, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gadsden. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Mount Vernon and has a population of 38,978 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rome (GA). It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the east of Mount Vernon and has a population of 34,980 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albertville	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
	Anniston	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Arab	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	7,924	10.45% increase
	Attalla	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	6,540	0.79% decrease
	Boaz	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	8,349	12.66% increase
	Fort Payne	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Guntersville	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,422	13.89% increase
	Jacksonville	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	10,077	19.91% increase
	Oxford	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Rainbow City	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,324	10.63% increase
	Scottsboro	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	14,994	1.57% increase
	Southside	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	8,407	19.49% increase
	Calhoun (GA)	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,807	38.81% increase
	Cedartown (GA)	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	10,123	6.9% increase
	La Fayette (GA)	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	7,536	12.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cedar Bluff	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,652	12.61% increase
	Centre	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,493	8.61% increase
	Collinsville	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,693	2.98% increase
	Crossville	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,506	5.24% increase
	Dawson	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Dog Town	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Fyffe	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,056	8.75% increase
	Gaylesville	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	142	1.43% increase
	Geraldine	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	839	6.74% increase
	Lakeview	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	174	6.75% increase
	Leesburg	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	821	2.75% increase
	Pine Ridge	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	260	7% increase
	Powell	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	977	5.51% increase
	Rainsville	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,990	10.91% increase
	Sand Rock	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	521	2.36% increase

DeKalb County

Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb: Jackson, Cherokee, Etowah, Marshall, Dade (GA), Walker (GA) and Chattooga (GA).

While not sharing a border with DeKalb, the following counties are close to Mount Vernon: Floyd (GA), Calhoun and Polk (GA).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Mount Vernon
	Blount County	SW	Altoona	34 miles [54 km]
	Calhoun County	S	Knightens Crossroads	23 miles [37 km]
	Cherokee County	SW	Collinsville	4 miles [6 km]
	Cleburne County	SE	Borden Springs	30 miles [48 km]
	Cullman County	W	Thrasher Crossroads	39 miles [62 km]
	Etowah County	SW	Black Creek	9 miles [14 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Duncan Crossroads	18 miles [28 km]
	Madison County	NW	Fishtrap Ford	34 miles [54 km]
	Marshall County	W	McVille	19 miles [30 km]
	Saint Clair County	SW	Hood	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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