Thames, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gainesville. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the east of Thames and has a population of 95,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ocala. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the southeast of Thames and has a population of 45,943 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Chiefland	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,133	7.02% increase
	Cross City	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,819	2.48% increase
	Dunnellon	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,009	5.85% increase
	Hawthorne	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,553	9.75% increase
	High Springs	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Inglis	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	1,636	9.73% increase
	Interlachen	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,505	2.03% increase
	Lake Butler	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,942	0.78% increase
	Lake City	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	12,427	24.52% increase
	Live Oak	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,215	11.34% increase
	Newberry	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Starke	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	5,972	6.78% increase
	Trenton	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,862	15.15% increase
	Williston	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,918	27.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andrews	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Archer	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,374	6.59% increase
	Bell	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	416	19.2% increase
	Branford	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	768	10.5% increase
	Bronson	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,059	9.85% increase
	Brooker	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	373	5.97% increase
	East Bronson	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	East Williston	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Fanning Springs	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	829	12.48% increase
	Fort White	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	483	18.09% increase
	La Crosse	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	279	95.1% increase
	Little Lake City	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Manatee Road	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Old Town	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Worthington Springs	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	193	---

Gilchrist County

Thames is located in Gilchrist County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gilchrist: Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Lafayette and Levy.

While not sharing a border with Gilchrist, the following counties are close to Thames: Suwannee, Union and Bradford.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Thames
	Alachua County	NE	Buda	6 miles [9 km]
	Baker County	NE	Olustee	39 miles [62 km]
	Bradford County	NE	Brooker	25 miles [40 km]
	Clay County	E	Park of the Palms	39 miles [62 km]
	Columbia County	N	Hollingsworth Bluff	13 miles [20 km]
	Dixie County	W	Dixietown	17 miles [27 km]
	Lafayette County	NW	Hatchbend	17 miles [27 km]
	Levy County	S	Meredith	14 miles [22 km]
	Marion County	SE	Flemington	30 miles [48 km]
	Suwannee County	NW	Sandy Point	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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