Jonesboro, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Atlanta. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the north of Jonesboro and has a population of 416,474 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Sandy Springs. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the north of Jonesboro and has a population of 88,225 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alpharetta	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	49,903	43.18% increase
	Carrollton	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	23,291	17.38% increase
	College Park	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	19,969	2.03% decrease
	Douglasville	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Duluth	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	26,125	18.1% increase
	East Point	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	43,418	9.66% increase
	Forest Park	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	21,726	1.3% increase
	Griffin	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	23,719	1.14% increase
	Johns Creek	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	---
	Kennesaw	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	31,628	45.92% increase
	Lawrenceville	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	29,258	30.63% increase
	Marietta	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	67,562	15% increase
	Peachtree City	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	34,788	10.16% increase
	Roswell	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	87,657	10.49% increase
	Smyrna	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	49,854	21.6% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Blair Village	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Bonanza	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Conley	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Fayetteville	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	15,136	35.77% increase
	Hampton	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,295	37.28% increase
	Highland Village	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Irondale	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Lake City	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,682	7.07% decrease
	Lovejoy	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,418	3.09% decrease
	McIntosh Village	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Morrow	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	5,539	13.46% increase
	Oak Village	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Plunket Town	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Riverdale	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	15,279	22.45% increase
	Stockbridge	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	14,360	45.74% increase

Clayton County

Jonesboro is located in Clayton County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton: Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale and Spalding.

While not sharing a border with Clayton, the following counties are close to Jonesboro: DeKalb, Harris and Coweta.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Jonesboro
	Butts County	SE	Jenkinsburg	22 miles [35 km]
	Carroll County	W	Hutchesons Ferry	27 miles [43 km]
	Cherokee County	N	Bramble Oak	38 miles [61 km]
	Clarke County	NE	Waverly Woods	35 miles [56 km]
	Cobb County	NW	Bakers Ferry	20 miles [32 km]
	Coweta County	W	Palmetto Pines	15 miles [24 km]
	DeKalb County	N	Cedar Grove Acres	9 miles [14 km]
	Douglas County	NW	Aderhold Ferry	19 miles [30 km]
	Fayette County	W	Carnegie Place	4 miles [6 km]
	Fulton County	W	Arbor West	6 miles [9 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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