West Blocton, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the northeast of West Blocton and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the west of West Blocton and has a population of 77,906 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alabaster	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	29,352	29.77% increase
	Bessemer	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	28,542	3.81% decrease
	Center Point	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	---
	Fairfield	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	11,316	8.6% decrease
	Gardendale	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	13,665	17.54% increase
	Homewood	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
	Hoover	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
	Hueytown	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	15,751	2.52% increase
	Mountain Brook	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Northport	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	23,118	18.95% increase
	Pelham	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	21,266	48% increase
	Selma	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	18,847	8.12% decrease
	Sylacauga	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	12,843	1.8% increase
	Trussville	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abernant	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Brent	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,219	4.85% increase
	Brierfield	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Centreville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,554	3.57% increase
	Coaling	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,172	5.11% increase
	East Town	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Eddings	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Green Pond	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Italian Town	E	Less than 2 mi	---
	Lake View	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,323	71.19% increase
	North Bibb	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Sawmill Town	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Tannehill	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Vance	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	945	89% increase
	Woodstock	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Bibb County

West Blocton is located in Bibb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bibb: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and Tuscaloosa.

While not sharing a border with Bibb, the counties of Talladega and Walker are close to West Blocton.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Blocton
	Autauga County	SE	Bethel Grove	37 miles [59 km]
	Chilton County	SE	Bessie	20 miles [32 km]
	Coosa County	E	Pages Old Ferry	36 miles [57 km]
	Dallas County	S	Plantersville	33 miles [53 km]
	Greene County	W	Guinea	32 miles [51 km]
	Hale County	SW	Phipps	25 miles [40 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Kimbrell	11 miles [17 km]
	Perry County	S	Bethlehem	21 miles [33 km]
	Shelby County	E	Aden	7 miles [11 km]
	Talladega County	W	Oak Grove	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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