West Point, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tupelo. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the north of West Point and has a population of 34,211 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Columbus. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the southeast of West Point and has a population of 25,944 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aliceville (AL)	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,466	3.93% decrease
	Fayette (AL)	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,778	2.93% decrease
	Guin (AL)	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,189	8.37% decrease
	Sulligent (AL)	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,968	8.51% decrease
	Aberdeen	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	6,089	5.08% decrease
	Amory	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	7,262	4.4% increase
	Eupora	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,213	4.86% decrease
	Fulton	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,073	4.92% increase
	Houston	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	3,877	4.95% decrease
	Louisville	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,604	5.74% decrease
	Macon	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,744	11.5% increase
	Okolona	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,872	6.02% decrease
	Pontotoc	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,924	12.77% increase
	Starkville	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	24,187	10.6% increase
	Verona	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	3,394	1.8% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ethelsville (AL)	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	76	6.17% decrease
	Macedonia (AL)	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Artesia	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	473	5.02% decrease
	Brooksville	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,121	5.16% decrease
	Caledonia	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	948	6.6% decrease
	Clayton Village	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Crawford	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	624	4.73% decrease
	Gattman	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	114	---
	Hatley	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	466	2.1% decrease
	Maben	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	764	4.86% decrease
	Mantee	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	162	4.14% decrease
	Mathiston	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	696	3.33% decrease
	New Hope	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Sturgis	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	188	8.74% decrease
	Woodland	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	154	3.14% decrease

Clay County

West Point is located in Clay County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay: Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha and Webster.

While not sharing a border with Clay, the following counties are close to West Point: Pickens (AL), Winston and Lamar (AL).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Point
	Lamar County (AL)	E	Melborne (AL)	26 miles [41 km]
	Pickens County (AL)	E	Forest (AL)	23 miles [37 km]
	Calhoun County	W	Bently	34 miles [54 km]
	Chickasaw County	NW	McCondy	18 miles [28 km]
	Choctaw County	W	Mathiston	27 miles [43 km]
	Itawamba County	N	Carolina	36 miles [57 km]
	Lee County	N	Nettleton	33 miles [53 km]
	Lowndes County	S	Mayhew	8 miles [12 km]
	Monroe County	NE	Strong	6 miles [9 km]
	Noxubee County	S	Brooksville	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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