Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jonesboro. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Walnut Ridge and has a population of 55,515 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Paragould. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the east of Walnut Ridge and has a population of 22,017 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Batesville	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,511	0.7% increase
	Cherokee Village	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,778	2.8% increase
	Corning	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	3,308	10.08% decrease
	Harrisburg	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,117	3.42% decrease
	Horseshoe Bend	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,220	2.55% decrease
	Hoxie	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,647	6.03% decrease
	Lepanto	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,019	5.34% decrease
	Manila	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,828	7.43% decrease
	Marked Tree	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,634	5.93% decrease
	Newport	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	7,404	5.21% decrease
	Piggott	NE	46 mi [74 km]	3,482	10.58% decrease
	Pocahontas	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	6,713	2.99% increase
	Rector	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	1,758	12.84% decrease
	Trumann	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,794	1.38% decrease
	Thayer (MO)	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,151	2.27% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alicia	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	138	4.83% decrease
	Biggers	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	344	3.1% decrease
	Black Rock	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	670	6.56% decrease
	Bono	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,599	5.75% increase
	Cash	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	318	8.16% increase
	College City	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	379	40.89% increase
	Delaplaine	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	130	2.36% increase
	Egypt	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	106	4.95% increase
	Imboden	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	627	8.33% decrease
	Lynn	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	301	4.44% decrease
	Minturn	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	110	3.51% decrease
	O'Kean	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	196	2.49% decrease
	Portia	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	447	7.45% decrease
	Powhatan	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	48	4% decrease
	Sedgwick	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	207	84.82% increase

Lawrence County

Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph and Sharp.

While not sharing a border with Lawrence, the following counties are close to Walnut Ridge: Clay, Poinsett and Ripley (MO).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Walnut Ridge
	Clay County	NE	Brookings	18 miles [28 km]
	Craighead County	SE	Pauls Switch	11 miles [17 km]
	Fulton County	NW	Woodland Hills	35 miles [56 km]
	Greene County	SE	Fontaine	9 miles [14 km]
	Independence County	SW	Lockheart	24 miles [38 km]
	Jackson County	SW	Swifton	20 miles [32 km]
	Mississippi County	E	Arkmo	39 miles [62 km]
	Poinsett County	S	North Pitts	28 miles [45 km]
	Randolph County	N	Lesterville	4 miles [6 km]
	Sharp County	W	Calamine	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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