Alpha, Missouri

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kirksville. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the east of Alpha and has a population of 16,988 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Chillicothe. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the southwest of Alpha and has a population of 8,968 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bethany	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	3,069	0.58% decrease
	Brookfield	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	4,321	9.39% decrease
	Brunswick	SE	41 mi [66 km]	853	7.78% decrease
	Cameron	W	46 mi [74 km]	9,279	11.63% increase
	Carrollton	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	3,857	6.43% decrease
	Gallatin	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,730	3.3% decrease
	Hamilton	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	1,784	1.6% decrease
	La Plata	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,476	0.67% decrease
	Marceline	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,306	9.85% decrease
	Maysville	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,139	6.02% decrease
	Milan	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,774	9.4% decrease
	Princeton	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	951	9.17% decrease
	Salisbury	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,557	9.79% decrease
	Trenton	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,047	2.72% decrease
	Unionville	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,865	8.62% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brimson	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	61	3.17% decrease
	Browning	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	293	7.57% decrease
	Chula	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	196	1.01% decrease
	Galt	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	267	2.91% decrease
	Humphreys	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	150	8.54% decrease
	Laclede	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	388	6.51% decrease
	Laredo	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	241	3.6% decrease
	Linneus	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	342	7.32% decrease
	Meadville	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	425	7% decrease
	Osgood	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	47	7.84% decrease
	Purdin	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	206	7.62% decrease
	Spickard	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	304	3.49% decrease
	Tindall	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	63	3.08% decrease
	Utica	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	262	4.38% decrease
	Wheeling	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	255	4.85% decrease

Grundy County

Alpha is located in Grundy County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer and Sullivan.

While not sharing a border with Grundy, the following counties are close to Alpha: Chariton, Caldwell and Carroll.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alpha
	Adair County	E	Loeffler	32 miles [51 km]
	Caldwell County	SW	Breckenridge	25 miles [40 km]
	Carroll County	S	Grace	26 miles [41 km]
	Chariton County	SE	Sumner	24 miles [38 km]
	Daviess County	W	Jamesport	20 miles [32 km]
	Harrison County	NW	Melbourne	22 miles [35 km]
	Linn County	NE	Haseville	5 miles [8 km]
	Livingston County	SW	Niantic	2 miles [3 km]
	Macon County	E	Hart	33 miles [53 km]
	Mercer County	N	Half Rock	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<3>

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