Nitrate City, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Decatur. It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the east of Nitrate City and has a population of 53,929 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Florence. It lies just northwest of Nitrate City 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	34 mi [54.7 km]	23,715	25.03% increase
	Haleyville	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	4,047	3.23% decrease
	Hamilton	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,393	5.79% decrease
	Hartselle	SE	41 mi [66 km]	13,888	15.55% increase
	Madison	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	38,714	32% increase
	Moulton	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	3,267	0.21% increase
	Muscle Shoals	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	13,032	9.29% increase
	Red Bay	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,296	2.31% decrease
	Russellville	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	8,918	0.59% decrease
	Sheffield	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	9,127	5.44% decrease
	Tuscumbia	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	8,308	5.75% increase
	Iuka (MS)	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	2,938	3.96% decrease
	Lawrenceburg (TN)	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	10,778	0.17% decrease
	Pulaski (TN)	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,847	0.3% decrease
	Savannah (TN)	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,320	5.83% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Courtland	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	764	0.65% decrease
	Elgin	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Ford City	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Green Hill	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Killen	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,142	2.06% increase
	Leighton	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	830	2.24% decrease
	Littleville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,036	5.93% increase
	McGee Town	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	North Courtland	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	798	0.13% decrease
	Rogersville	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,204	0.42% increase
	Saint Florian	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	474	41.49% increase
	Spring Valley	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Town Creek	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,209	0.58% decrease
	Wheeler Dam Village	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Zip City	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---

Colbert County

Nitrate City 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 Nitrate City: Lawrence (TN), Limestone and Wayne (TN).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Nitrate City
	Franklin County	S	Bethsaida	14 miles [22 km]
	Lauderdale County	NW	Indian Springs	5 miles [8 km]
	Lawrence County	E	Lennon Hill	8 miles [12 km]
	Limestone County	E	Dogwood	20 miles [32 km]
	Marion County	S	Allens Factory	34 miles [54 km]
	Morgan County	E	Trinity	29 miles [46 km]
	Winston County	S	Martintown	32 miles [51 km]
	Tishomingo County (MS)	W	Eastport (MS)	31 miles [49 km]
	Giles County (TN)	NE	Peach (TN)	27 miles [43 km]
	Hardin County (TN)	NW	Pollards Mill (TN)	36 miles [57 km]

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