West Helena, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Southaven (MS). It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of West Helena and has a population of 28,977 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Memphis. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of West Helena and has a population of 27,666 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brinkley	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	3,211	18.5% decrease
	De Witt	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	3,254	8.39% decrease
	Earle	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,735	9.91% decrease
	Forrest City	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	13,281	10.11% decrease
	Helena - West Helena	SE	Less than 2 mi	---
	Helena	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Marianna	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,396	15.15% decrease
	Wynne	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	8,437	2.07% decrease
	Batesville (MS)	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,880	10.78% increase
	Charleston (MS)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,882	14.38% decrease
	Clarksdale (MS)	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	18,006	12.78% decrease
	Hernando (MS)	NE	41 mi [66 km]	12,318	80.83% increase
	Horn Lake (MS)	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	24,669	74.97% increase
	Senatobia (MS)	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	7,398	10.72% increase
	Shelby (MS)	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,600	11.14% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aubrey	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	182	17.65% decrease
	Elaine	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	698	19.31% decrease
	LaGrange	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	112	8.2% decrease
	Lakeview	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	450	15.25% decrease
	Lexa	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	278	16.01% decrease
	Marvell	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,128	19.14% decrease
	Old Town	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Rondo	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	196	17.3% decrease
	Coahoma (MS)	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	343	5.54% increase
	Friars Point (MS)	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,313	11.28% decrease
	Jonestown (MS)	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,556	8.52% decrease
	Lula (MS)	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	324	12.43% decrease
	Lyon (MS)	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	368	11.96% decrease
	North Tunica (MS)	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Tunica (MS)	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,070	5.48% decrease

Phillips County

West Helena is located in Phillips County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phillips: Lee, Tunica (MS), Coahoma (MS), Bolivar (MS), Desha, Arkansas and Monroe.

While not sharing a border with Phillips, the following counties are close to West Helena: Quitman (MS), Tate (MS) and Saint Francis.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Helena
	Arkansas County	SW	Saint Charles	30 miles [48 km]
	Crittenden County	NE	Bruins	28 miles [45 km]
	Desha County	SW	Knowlton	35 miles [56 km]
	Lee County	N	Phillips Bayou Ferry	6 miles [9 km]
	Monroe County	W	Creigh	21 miles [33 km]
	Montgomery County	W	B B Junction	26 miles [41 km]
	Saint Francis County	N	Cut-Off Ferry	24 miles [38 km]
	Bolivar County (MS)	S	Alligator (MS)	32 miles [51 km]
	Coahoma County (MS)	SE	Jeffries (MS)	6 miles [9 km]
	DeSoto County (MS)	NE	Penton (MS)	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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