Marion, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Memphis (TN). It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the southeast of Marion and has a population of 650,100 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Jonesboro. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northwest of Marion and has a population of 55,515 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Forrest City	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	13,281	10.11% decrease
	Osceola	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	7,914	10.83% decrease
	Trumann	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	6,794	1.38% decrease
	West Memphis	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	27,070	2.15% decrease
	Wynne	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	8,437	2.07% decrease
	Hernando (MS)	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	12,318	80.83% increase
	Horn Lake (MS)	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	24,669	74.97% increase
	Olive Branch (MS)	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	31,830	51.18% increase
	Southaven (MS)	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	44,076	52.11% increase
	Bartlett (TN)	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	47,501	17.16% increase
	Collierville (TN)	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	39,211	23.03% increase
	Covington (TN)	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	9,253	9.33% increase
	Germantown (TN)	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	37,251	0.26% decrease
	Lakeland (TN)	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,093	17.94% increase
	Millington (TN)	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	10,165	2.57% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anthonyville	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	236	5.6% decrease
	Clarkedale	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Crawfordsville	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	489	4.86% decrease
	Earle	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,735	9.91% decrease
	Edmondson	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	474	7.6% decrease
	Gilmore	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	276	5.48% decrease
	Jennette	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	118	4.84% decrease
	Jericho	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	174	5.43% decrease
	Mound City	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Sunset	N	Less than 2 mi	324	6.9% decrease
	Turrell	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	866	9.51% decrease
	Lynchburg (MS)	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Southhaven (MS)	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Giles Town (TN)	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Hunt Village (TN)	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---

Crittenden County

Marion is located in Crittenden County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crittenden: Mississippi, Tipton (TN), Shelby (TN), DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Lee, Saint Francis, Cross and Poinsett.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Marion
	Craighead County	N	Stier	35 miles [56 km]
	Cross County	SW	Mounds	6 miles [9 km]
	Lee County	SW	Reese	24 miles [38 km]
	Mississippi County	N	Saint Thomas	17 miles [27 km]
	Poinsett County	N	Deckerville	17 miles [27 km]
	Saint Francis County	SW	Tarsus	13 miles [20 km]
	DeSoto County (MS)	SE	Barnesville (MS)	15 miles [24 km]
	Marshall County (MS)	SE	Barton (MS)	33 miles [53 km]
	Tate County (MS)	S	Kelleys Crossing (MS)	33 miles [53 km]
	Tunica County (MS)	S	Clack (MS)	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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