Francis, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jacksonville. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the north of Francis and has a population of 735,617 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gainesville. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Francis and has a population of 95,447 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Daytona Beach	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	64,211	0.15% increase
	De Land	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	27,243	30.32% increase
	Green Cove Springs	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	6,551	21.81% increase
	Holly Hill	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	13,199	8.91% increase
	Jacksonville Beach	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	21,673	3.25% increase
	Lady Lake	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,940	26.31% increase
	Neptune Beach	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,781	6.73% decrease
	Ocala	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	54,801	19.28% increase
	Orange Park	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	9,043	0.42% decrease
	Ormond Beach	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	37,984	4.64% increase
	Palatka	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	10,813	7.77% increase
	Palm Coast	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	72,316	120.93% increase
	Saint Augustine	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	12,404	7% increase
	Starke	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	5,972	6.78% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Butler Beach	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Crescent Beach	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Crescent City Station	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Crescent City	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,814	2.14% increase
	East Palatka	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Hastings	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	740	42.03% increase
	Hawthorne	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,553	9.75% increase
	Interlachen	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,505	2.03% increase
	Kerr City	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Keystone Heights	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,494	10.75% increase
	Penney Farms	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	623	7.41% increase
	Pomona Park	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	802	1.65% increase
	Saint Augustine Shores	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Saint Augustine South	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Welaka	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	802	36.86% increase

Putnam County

Francis is located in Putnam County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns and Volusia. Although it doesn't share a border with Putnam, Lake it is close to Francis.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Francis
	Alachua County	W	Melrose	21 miles [33 km]
	Bradford County	NW	Theressa	25 miles [40 km]
	Clay County	N	West Tocoi	15 miles [24 km]
	Duval County	N	Sarah Petty Grant	34 miles [54 km]
	Flagler County	E	Roy	13 miles [20 km]
	Lake County	S	Yellow Bluff	25 miles [40 km]
	Marion County	SW	Fort Brook Landing	14 miles [22 km]
	Saint Johns County	E	George I F Clarke Grant	11 miles [17 km]
	Volusia County	SE	Heirs of Wiggins Grant	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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