Athens, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Hope. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southeast of Athens and has a population of 10,616 people.^<1>

The next largest community is De Queen. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the southwest of Athens and has a population of 5,765 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amity	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	765	0.39% increase
	Ashdown	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	4,440	7.13% decrease
	Dierks	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,217	1.06% decrease
	Foreman	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,020	9.33% decrease
	Glenwood	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,999	14.16% increase
	Horatio	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	1,025	2.81% increase
	Mena	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	5,630	0.12% decrease
	Mineral Springs	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	1,269	0.4% increase
	Mount Ida	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	945	3.67% decrease
	Mountain Pine	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	860	11.4% increase
	Murfreesboro	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,642	6.92% decrease
	Nashville	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	4,815	1.29% decrease
	Prescott	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,353	18.1% increase
	Waldron	N	41 mi [66 km]	3,569	1.74% increase
	Broken Bow (OK)	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,146	1.99% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Black Springs	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	110	3.51% decrease
	Cove	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	380	0.78% decrease
	Daisy	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	112	5.08% decrease
	Gillham	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	199	5.85% increase
	Grannis	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	572	0.52% decrease
	Hatfield	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	389	3.23% decrease
	Highland	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Lockesburg	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	738	3.8% increase
	Norman	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	411	2.84% decrease
	Oden	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	212	3.64% decrease
	Pike City	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Process City	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Vandervoort	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	119	0.83% decrease
	Wickes	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	678	0.44% increase
	Y City	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	---

Howard County

Athens is located in Howard County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk and Sevier.

While not sharing a border with Howard, the following counties are close to Athens: Montgomery, Scott and Clark.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Clark County	E	Amity	29 miles [46 km]
	Garland County	E	Old Bonnerdale	33 miles [53 km]
	Hempstead County	SE	North Bingen	24 miles [38 km]
	Hot Spring County	E	Cross Roads	33 miles [53 km]
	Little River County	SW	Billingsleys Corner	37 miles [59 km]
	Montgomery County	NE	Albert	7 miles [11 km]
	Pike County	SE	Henry	2 miles [3 km]
	Polk County	N	Big Fork	11 miles [17 km]
	Scott County	N	Buck Knob	27 miles [43 km]
	Sevier County	SW	Lebanon	15 miles [24 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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