Raiford, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jacksonville. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northeast of Raiford and has a population of 735,617 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gainesville. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the south of Raiford and has a population of 95,447 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Baldwin	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,546	5.39% decrease
	Green Cove Springs	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,551	21.81% increase
	High Springs	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Hilliard	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,921	8.11% increase
	Lake Butler	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,942	0.78% increase
	Lake City	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	12,427	24.52% increase
	Live Oak	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,215	11.34% increase
	MacClenny	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	6,032	35.28% increase
	Newberry	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Orange Park	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	9,043	0.42% decrease
	Palatka	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	10,813	7.77% increase
	Starke	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	5,972	6.78% increase
	Trenton	SW	46 mi [74 km]	1,862	15.15% increase
	Williston	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,918	27.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Asbury Lake	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Brooker	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	373	5.97% increase
	Five Points	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Glen Saint Mary	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	503	6.34% increase
	Hampton	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	457	6.03% increase
	Keystone Heights	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,494	10.75% increase
	Kingsley Village	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	La Crosse	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	279	95.1% increase
	Lakeside	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Lawtey	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	700	6.71% increase
	Middleburg	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Penney Farms	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	623	7.41% increase
	Waldo	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	814	0.85% decrease
	Watertown	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Worthington Springs	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	193	---

Union County

Raiford is located in Union County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Alachua, Baker, Bradford and Columbia.

While not sharing a border with Union, the following counties are close to Raiford: Clay, Duval and Nassau.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Raiford
	Alachua County	S	Louise	15 miles [24 km]
	Baker County	NE	Sapp	6 miles [9 km]
	Bradford County	SE	Heilbronn	6 miles [9 km]
	Clay County	E	Highland	12 miles [19 km]
	Columbia County	W	Lulu	15 miles [24 km]
	Duval County	NE	Maxville	16 miles [25 km]
	Gilchrist County	SW	Neals	34 miles [54 km]
	Hamilton County	NW	Long Branch	34 miles [54 km]
	Nassau County	NE	Mattox	19 miles [30 km]
	Putnam County	SE	Georges Lake	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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