Harrisburg, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jonesboro. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the north of Harrisburg and has a population of 55,515 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Memphis. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the southeast of Harrisburg and has a population of 27,666 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bald Knob	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,420	6.54% increase
	Earle	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	2,735	9.91% decrease
	Forrest City	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	13,281	10.11% decrease
	Gosnell	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,582	9.73% decrease
	Hoxie	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	2,647	6.03% decrease
	Manila	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,828	7.43% decrease
	Marion	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	12,217	37.25% increase
	Newport	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	7,404	5.21% decrease
	Osceola	E	41 mi [66 km]	7,914	10.83% decrease
	Paragould	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	24,800	12.64% increase
	Pocahontas	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,713	2.99% increase
	Trumann	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,794	1.38% decrease
	Walnut Ridge	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	4,664	5.3% decrease
	Wynne	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	8,437	2.07% decrease
	Millington (TN)	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	10,165	2.57% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amagon	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	86	9.47% decrease
	Bay Village	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Bay	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,030	12.78% increase
	Black Oak	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Cash	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	318	8.16% increase
	Cherry Valley	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	672	4.55% decrease
	Fisher	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	255	3.77% decrease
	Grubbs	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	395	9.82% decrease
	Hickory Ridge	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	351	8.59% decrease
	Lepanto	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	2,019	5.34% decrease
	Marked Tree	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,634	5.93% decrease
	Parkin	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,479	7.68% decrease
	Tyronza	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	865	5.77% decrease
	Waldenburg	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	77	3.75% decrease
	Weiner	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	723	4.87% decrease

Poinsett County

Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poinsett: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson and Mississippi.

While not sharing a border with Poinsett, the following counties are close to Harrisburg: Woodruff, Saint Francis and Greene.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Harrisburg
	Craighead County	N	Cary	11 miles [17 km]
	Crittenden County	SE	Galilee	20 miles [32 km]
	Cross County	S	Bay Village	8 miles [12 km]
	Greene County	N	Lorado	29 miles [46 km]
	Independence County	W	Paroquet	36 miles [57 km]
	Jackson County	W	Midway	18 miles [28 km]
	Lawrence County	N	Sedgwick	29 miles [46 km]
	Mississippi County	E	Helfer Landing	25 miles [40 km]
	Saint Francis County	S	Kinton	29 miles [46 km]
	Woodruff County	SW	Pumpkin Bend	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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