Austin, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Memphis (TN). It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the northeast of Austin and has a population of 650,100 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Germantown (TN). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Austin and has a population of 37,348 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Forrest City (AR)	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	13,281	10.11% decrease
	Helena - West Helena (AR)	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Helena (AR)	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Marianna (AR)	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,396	15.15% decrease
	Marion (AR)	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	12,217	37.25% increase
	West Helena (AR)	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	West Memphis (AR)	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	27,070	2.15% decrease
	Wynne (AR)	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,437	2.07% decrease
	Batesville	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,880	10.78% increase
	Clarksdale	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	18,006	12.78% decrease
	Hernando	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	12,318	80.83% increase
	Horn Lake	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	24,669	74.97% increase
	Olive Branch	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	31,830	51.18% increase
	Senatobia	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,398	10.72% increase
	Southaven	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	44,076	52.11% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Horseshoe Lake (AR)	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	290	9.66% decrease
	Hughes (AR)	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,685	9.75% decrease
	LaGrange (AR)	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	112	8.2% decrease
	Lexa (AR)	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	278	16.01% decrease
	Rondo (AR)	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	196	17.3% decrease
	Coahoma	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	343	5.54% increase
	Crenshaw	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	910	0.66% decrease
	Falcon	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	284	10.41% decrease
	Friars Point	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,313	11.28% decrease
	Jonestown	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,556	8.52% decrease
	Lula	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	324	12.43% decrease
	Memphis	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	North Tunica	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Sledge	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	453	14.37% decrease
	Tunica	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,070	5.48% decrease

Tunica County

Austin is located in Tunica County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tunica: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto, Tate, Panola, Quitman, Coahoma, Phillips (AR) and Lee (AR). Although it doesn't share a border with Tunica, Saint Francis (AR) it is close to Austin.

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
	Crittenden County (AR)	N	Bruins (AR)	17 miles [27 km]
	Cross County (AR)	N	Mounds (AR)	34 miles [54 km]
	Lee County (AR)	W	Phillips Bayou Ferry (AR)	10 miles [16 km]
	Monroe County (AR)	SW	Creigh (AR)	34 miles [54 km]
	Montgomery County (AR)	W	B B Junction (AR)	37 miles [59 km]
	Phillips County (AR)	SW	Helena (AR)	11 miles [17 km]
	Saint Francis County (AR)	N	Belle Meade (AR)	19 miles [30 km]
	Coahoma County	SW	Jeffries	10 miles [16 km]
	DeSoto County	NE	Penton	18 miles [28 km]
	Panola County	SE	Buxton	15 miles [24 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Austin. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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