Athens, Kansas

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Emporia. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest of Athens and has a population of 26,760 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Parsons. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the southeast of Athens and has a population of 11,514 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Burlington	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,679	3.98% decrease
	Chanute	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	8,843	6.04% decrease
	Cherryvale	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,253	5.57% decrease
	Erie	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	1,160	4.21% decrease
	Eureka	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	2,559	12.18% decrease
	Fort Scott	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,941	4.29% decrease
	Fredonia	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,393	7.96% decrease
	Garnett	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,222	4.33% decrease
	Girard	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,722	1.84% decrease
	Humboldt	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,832	8.35% decrease
	Independence	S	46 mi [74 km]	9,245	6.1% decrease
	Iola	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	5,782	8.25% decrease
	Lyndon	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,008	2.89% decrease
	Neodesha	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,633	7.55% decrease
	Yates Center	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,376	13.95% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bassett	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	21	4.55% decrease
	Benedict	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	98	4.85% decrease
	Buffalo	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	272	4.23% decrease
	Colony	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	377	5.04% decrease
	Coyville	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	68	4.23% decrease
	Earlton	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	78	2.5% decrease
	Gas	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	537	3.42% decrease
	Gridley	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	350	5.91% decrease
	La Harpe	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	654	7.37% decrease
	Le Roy	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	549	7.42% decrease
	Lone Elm	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	26	3.7% decrease
	Neosho Falls	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	159	11.17% decrease
	Toronto	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	265	15.06% decrease
	Virgil	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	102	9.73% decrease
	Westphalia	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	162	1.82% decrease

Woodson County

Athens is located in Woodson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodson: Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Greenwood, Neosho and Wilson. Although it doesn't share a border with Woodson, Bourbon it is close to Athens.

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
	Allen County	NE	Geneva	10 miles [16 km]
	Anderson County	NE	Colony	17 miles [27 km]
	Bourbon County	E	Bronson	29 miles [46 km]
	Coffey County	N	Le Roy	12 miles [19 km]
	Crawford County	SE	Walnut	36 miles [57 km]
	Elk County	SW	Cave Springs	37 miles [59 km]
	Franklin County	N	Silkville	38 miles [61 km]
	Greenwood County	W	Quincy	20 miles [32 km]
	Labette County	S	Morehead	36 miles [57 km]
	Linn County	E	Blue Mound	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<3>

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