West Frankfort, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Carbondale. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the southwest of West Frankfort and has a population of 20,681 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mount Vernon. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the north of West Frankfort and has a population of 16,269 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Centralia	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	13,569	4.01% decrease
	Chester	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,835	51.11% increase
	Du Quoin	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Eldorado	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Harrisburg	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Murphysboro	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	Salem	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Buckner	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	488	1.88% increase
	Christopher	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,819	0.6% decrease
	Deering City	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Freeman Spur	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	278	1.83% increase
	Hanaford	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	221	301.82% increase
	Johnston City	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,477	2.25% decrease
	North City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	653	3.65% increase
	Orient	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	312	5.41% increase
	Pittsburg	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	581	1.04% increase
	Rend City	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Spillertown	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	223	1.36% increase
	Steel City	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	West City	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	762	6.42% increase
	Whiteash	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	273	1.87% increase
	Zeigler	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,665	0.24% decrease

Franklin County

West Frankfort is located in Franklin County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin: Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Saline and Williamson.

While not sharing a border with Franklin, the following counties are close to West Frankfort: Johnson, Pope and Washington.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Frankfort
	Gallatin County	E	Elba	33 miles [53 km]
	Hamilton County	E	West Rural Hill	13 miles [20 km]
	Hardin County	SE	Hicks	39 miles [62 km]
	Jackson County	SW	Reeds Station	15 miles [24 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Emerson City	17 miles [27 km]
	Johnson County	S	Eagle Point Bay	21 miles [33 km]
	Massac County	S	Samoth	39 miles [62 km]
	Perry County	SE	Corinth	10 miles [16 km]
	Pope County	SE	Abbot	26 miles [41 km]
	Randolph County	W	Kampenville	37 miles [59 km]

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