Shannon City, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Indianola. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Shannon City and has a population of 12,998 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Maryville (MO). It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southwest of Shannon City and has a population of 10,581 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adel	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
	Chariton	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,419	3.37% decrease
	Clarinda	W	41 mi [66 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
	Corning	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,600	10.26% decrease
	Creston	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	7,594	---
	Greenfield	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,888	11.32% decrease
	Lamoni	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,450	0.25% increase
	Leon	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	1,884	4.99% decrease
	Mount Ayr	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,711	6.09% decrease
	Norwalk	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Red Oak	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	5,683	8.29% decrease
	Winterset	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	4,820	1.09% increase
	Albany (MO)	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,736	10.38% decrease
	Bethany (MO)	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,069	0.58% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Beaconsfield	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	11	---
	Benton	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	38	5% decrease
	Clearfield	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	352	5.12% decrease
	Cromwell	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	120	---
	Delphos	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	25	---
	Diagonal	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	298	4.49% decrease
	Ellston	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	55	3.51% decrease
	Grand River	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	191	15.11% decrease
	Kellerton	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	330	11.29% decrease
	Kent	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Lenox	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,244	11.21% decrease
	Thayer	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Tingley	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	149	12.87% decrease

Ringgold County

Shannon City is primarily located in Ringgold County. A portion of Shannon City extends into Union County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold: Union, Decatur, Harrison (MO), Worth (MO) and Taylor.

While not sharing a border with Ringgold, the following counties are close to Shannon City: Clarke, Adams and Adair.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Shannon City
	Adair County	N	Zion	20 miles [32 km]
	Adams County	W	Lenox	15 miles [24 km]
	Cass County	NW	Dewey	32 miles [51 km]
	Clarke County	E	Hopeville	14 miles [22 km]
	Dallas County	N	Caldwell Siding	38 miles [61 km]
	Decatur County	E	Grand River	16 miles [25 km]
	Lucas County	E	Last Chance	37 miles [59 km]
	Madison County	NE	Barney	22 miles [35 km]
	Montgomery County	W	Villisca	37 miles [59 km]
	Page County	W	Hawleyville	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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