Muscle Shoals, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Decatur. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the east of Muscle Shoals and has a population of 53,929 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Florence. It lies just north of Muscle Shoals and has a population of 36,264 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Athens	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	23,715	25.03% increase
	Haleyville	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	4,047	3.23% decrease
	Hamilton	SW	46 mi [74 km]	6,393	5.79% decrease
	Hartselle	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	13,888	15.55% increase
	Madison	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	38,714	32% increase
	Moulton	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	3,267	0.21% increase
	Red Bay	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	3,296	2.31% decrease
	Russellville	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	8,918	0.59% decrease
	Sheffield	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	9,127	5.44% decrease
	Tuscumbia	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,308	5.75% increase
	Iuka (MS)	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	2,938	3.96% decrease
	Clifton (TN)	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,694	0.19% decrease
	Lawrenceburg (TN)	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	10,778	0.17% decrease
	Pulaski (TN)	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,847	0.3% decrease
	Savannah (TN)	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,320	5.83% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cherokee	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,167	5.66% decrease
	Cloverdale	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Elgin	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Ford City	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Green Hill	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Killen	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,142	2.06% increase
	Leighton	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	830	2.24% decrease
	Littleville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,036	5.93% increase
	McGee Town	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Nitrate City	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Saint Florian	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	474	41.49% increase
	Spring Valley	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Town Creek	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,209	0.58% decrease
	Wheeler Dam Village	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Zip City	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	---

Colbert County

Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colbert: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin and Tishomingo (MS).

While not sharing a border with Colbert, the following counties are close to Muscle Shoals: Lawrence (TN), Wayne (TN) and Limestone.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Muscle Shoals
	Franklin County	S	Bethsaida	13 miles [20 km]
	Lauderdale County	N	East Florence	4 miles [6 km]
	Lawrence County	SE	Edmond	11 miles [17 km]
	Limestone County	E	Dogwood	24 miles [38 km]
	Marion County	S	Allens Factory	32 miles [51 km]
	Morgan County	E	Trinity	32 miles [51 km]
	Winston County	S	Martintown	31 miles [49 km]
	Tishomingo County (MS)	W	Eastport (MS)	28 miles [45 km]
	Giles County (TN)	NE	Peach (TN)	31 miles [49 km]
	Hardin County (TN)	NW	Pollards Mill (TN)	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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