Shannon, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Sandy Springs. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the southeast of Shannon and has a population of 88,225 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Roswell. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southeast of Shannon and has a population of 79,334 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fort Payne (AL)	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Acworth	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	19,476	45.11% increase
	Alpharetta	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	49,903	43.18% increase
	Calhoun	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	14,807	38.81% increase
	Cartersville	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	19,010	19.37% increase
	Dalton	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	33,648	20.55% increase
	Douglasville	SE	46 mi [74 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Kennesaw	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	31,628	45.92% increase
	Marietta	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	67,562	15% increase
	Milton	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	---
	Powder Springs	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	15,614	25.1% increase
	Rome	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	36,041	3.03% increase
	Smyrna	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	49,854	21.6% increase
	Woodstock	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	23,141	130.26% increase
	East Ridge (TN)	N	46 mi [74 km]	19,642	4.84% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adairsville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,230	27.07% increase
	Country Village	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Euharlee	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,202	30.99% increase
	Hill City	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Interchange Village	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Kingston	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	669	1.52% increase
	Lindale	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Lyerly	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	519	6.35% increase
	New Town	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Plainville	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	272	5.84% increase
	Resaca	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	778	4.54% decrease
	Summerville	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	5,010	9.96% increase
	Taylorsville	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	226	1.31% decrease
	Trion	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,058	3.26% increase
	White	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	707	2.02% increase

Floyd County

Shannon is located in Floyd County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd: Walker, Gordon, Bartow, Polk, Cherokee (AL) and Chattooga.

While not sharing a border with Floyd, the following counties are close to Shannon: Whitfield, Paulding and Cherokee.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Shannon
	Calhoun County (AL)	SW	Philadelphia (AL)	38 miles [61 km]
	Cherokee County (AL)	W	Hall Valley (AL)	23 miles [37 km]
	Cleburne County (AL)	SW	Palestine (AL)	34 miles [54 km]
	DeKalb County (AL)	NW	Bankhead (AL)	31 miles [49 km]
	Bartow County	E	Snow Springs	5 miles [8 km]
	Catoosa County	N	Beaumount	35 miles [56 km]
	Chattooga County	NW	Tidings	11 miles [17 km]
	Cherokee County	E	Greely	24 miles [38 km]
	Cobb County	SE	Allatoona Shores	27 miles [43 km]
	Dade County	NW	Head River	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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