Athens, Indiana

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is South Bend. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the north of Athens and has a population of 107,789 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Elkhart. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the north of Athens and has a population of 51,874 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Columbia City	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	8,283	17.04% increase
	Goshen	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	32,630	11.05% increase
	Huntington	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	16,521	5.32% decrease
	Kokomo	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	45,694	0.91% decrease
	La Porte	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	21,174	2.07% decrease
	Logansport	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	18,663	5.19% decrease
	Marion	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	30,212	3.54% decrease
	Mishawaka	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	50,026	7.45% increase
	Nappanee	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	7,153	6.6% increase
	North Manchester	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	5,829	6.88% decrease
	Peru	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	12,301	5.33% decrease
	Plymouth	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	11,038	12.17% increase
	Rochester	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	6,457	0.67% increase
	Wabash	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	10,815	7.9% decrease
	Warsaw	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	13,627	9.76% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Akron	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,011	6.04% decrease
	Argos	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,799	11.53% increase
	Bourbon	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,764	4.32% increase
	Burket	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	200	2.56% increase
	Claypool	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	300	3.54% decrease
	Denver	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	499	7.76% decrease
	Etna Green	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	626	5.58% decrease
	Fulton	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	316	3.07% decrease
	Kewanna	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	598	2.61% decrease
	Macy	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	228	8.06% decrease
	Mentone	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	937	4.34% increase
	Mexico	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Old Tip Town	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Roann	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	384	4% decrease
	Silver Lake	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	968	77.29% increase

Fulton County

Athens is located in Fulton County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton: Cass, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke and Wabash.

While not sharing a border with Fulton, the following counties are close to Athens: Whitley, Huntington and Elkhart.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Carroll County	SW	Burrows	32 miles [51 km]
	Cass County	S	Twelve Mile	13 miles [20 km]
	Elkhart County	N	Nappanee	27 miles [43 km]
	Grant County	SE	Jalapa	35 miles [56 km]
	Howard County	S	Cassville	34 miles [54 km]
	Huntington County	E	Bracken	26 miles [41 km]
	Kosciusko County	E	Lowman Corner	5 miles [8 km]
	LaPorte County	NW	Kankakee	38 miles [61 km]
	Marshall County	NW	Walnut	9 miles [14 km]
	Miami County	S	Wagoner	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<3>

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