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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Bowling Green. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the northwest of Austin and has a population of 49,296 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hendersonville (TN). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the southwest of Austin and has a population of 40,620 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Columbia	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	4,288	6.83% increase
	Franklin	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	7,997	---
	Glasgow	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	14,302	9.85% increase
	Leitchfield	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,537	6.48% increase
	Russellville	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,268	1.66% increase
	Scottsville	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,581	5.87% increase
	Tompkinsville	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,609	1.92% decrease
	Gallatin (TN)	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	29,343	26.32% increase
	Goodlettsville (TN)	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	17,075	23.91% increase
	Lafayette (TN)	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,426	13.93% increase
	Lebanon (TN)	S	46 mi [74 km]	24,648	21.81% increase
	Livingston (TN)	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	3,567	1.97% increase
	Millersville (TN)	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,279	18.29% increase
	Portland (TN)	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	11,154	31.88% increase
	White House (TN)	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	10,048	39.17% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cave City	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,002	6.49% increase
	Edmonton	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,646	3.78% increase
	Fountain Run	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	239	1.27% increase
	Gamaliel	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	427	2.73% decrease
	Gold City	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Hiseville	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Horse Cave	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	2,326	3.29% increase
	Oakland	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	262	0.77% increase
	Oil City	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Park City	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	545	5.42% increase
	Plum Springs	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	479	7.16% increase
	Smiths Grove	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	781	0.38% decrease
	Union City	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Red Boiling Springs (TN)	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,111	8.6% increase
	Westmoreland (TN)	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	2,189	4.59% increase

Barren County

Austin is located in Barren County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barren: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe and Warren.

While not sharing a border with Barren, the following counties are close to Austin: Macon (TN), Sumner (TN) and Clay (TN).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Austin
	Adair County	NE	Nell	32 miles [51 km]
	Allen County	W	Cedar Springs	4 miles [6 km]
	Butler County	NW	Reedyville	34 miles [54 km]
	Cumberland County	E	Dubre	25 miles [40 km]
	Edmonson County	N	Rocky Hill	18 miles [28 km]
	Grayson County	N	Linwood Park	36 miles [57 km]
	Green County	NE	Crailhope	30 miles [48 km]
	Hart County	N	Horse Cave	24 miles [38 km]
	Logan County	W	South Union	35 miles [56 km]
	Metcalfe County	E	Summer Shade	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<3>

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