Griffin, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Atlanta. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the north of Griffin and has a population of 416,474 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Macon. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southeast of Griffin and has a population of 97,255 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	College Park	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	19,969	2.03% decrease
	Covington	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	14,980	29.73% increase
	Decatur	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	18,986	4.62% increase
	Douglasville	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	East Point	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	43,418	9.66% increase
	Forest Park	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	21,726	1.3% increase
	LaGrange	W	46 mi [74 km]	28,401	9.24% increase
	Newnan	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	30,474	87.62% increase
	Peachtree City	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	34,788	10.16% increase
	Powder Springs	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	15,614	25.1% increase
	Riverdale	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	15,279	22.45% increase
	Sandy Springs	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	---
	Smyrna	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	49,854	21.6% increase
	Snellville	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	20,112	31.01% increase
	Union City	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	16,961	45.95% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aldora	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	91	7.14% decrease
	Brooks	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	661	19.53% increase
	East Griffin	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Experiment	N	Less than 2 mi	---
	Hampton	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,295	37.28% increase
	Hilltop	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Locust Grove	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,811	107.19% increase
	Lovejoy	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,418	3.09% decrease
	Meansville	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	187	2.6% decrease
	Milner	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	669	28.16% increase
	Orchard Hill	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	239	3.91% increase
	Sunny Side	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	133	6.34% decrease
	Williamson	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	375	26.26% increase
	Woolsey	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	200	14.29% increase
	Zebulon	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,250	5.84% increase

Spalding County

Griffin is located in Spalding County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spalding: Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether and Pike.

While not sharing a border with Spalding, the following counties are close to Griffin: Harris, Monroe and Upson.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Griffin
	Bibb County	SE	Lorane	36 miles [57 km]
	Butts County	NE	Jenkinsburg	14 miles [22 km]
	Carroll County	NW	Hutchesons Ferry	36 miles [57 km]
	Clayton County	NW	Bear Creek Landing	11 miles [17 km]
	Cobb County	NW	Bakers Ferry	39 miles [62 km]
	Coweta County	W	Senoia	16 miles [25 km]
	Crawford County	SE	Moran	33 miles [53 km]
	DeKalb County	N	Browns Mill Lake	28 miles [45 km]
	Douglas County	NW	Aderhold Ferry	37 miles [59 km]
	Fayette County	NW	Lowry	8 miles [12 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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