Athens, Ohio

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lancaster. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northwest of Athens and has a population of 35,335 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Parkersburg (WV). It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 33,099 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belpre	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	6,528	1.98% decrease
	Chillicothe	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	22,296	2.29% increase
	Circleville	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	13,681	1.45% increase
	Gallipolis	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	4,190	0.24% increase
	Jackson	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	6,138	0.74% decrease
	Logan	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	7,436	10.92% increase
	Marietta	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	14,307	1.43% decrease
	Nelsonville	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	5,375	2.77% increase
	New Lexington	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,576	2.41% decrease
	Waverly City	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,437	0.09% increase
	Wellston	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	5,936	2.34% decrease
	Zanesville	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	25,129	1.79% decrease
	Point Pleasant (WV)	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	4,451	4.01% decrease
	Ravenswood (WV)	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,935	2.38% decrease
	Vienna (WV)	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	10,536	2.99% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albany	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	832	2.97% increase
	Amesville	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	188	2.17% increase
	Buchtel	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	596	3.83% increase
	Candy Town	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Carsey Town	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Chauncey	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,101	3.19% increase
	Chesterhill	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	295	3.28% decrease
	Glouster	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,023	2.59% increase
	Jacksonville	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	560	2.94% increase
	Murray City	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	462	2.21% increase
	New Pittsburg	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	New Town	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	The Plains	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Trimble	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	480	3% increase
	Zaleski	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	401	6.93% increase

Athens County

Athens is located in Athens County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Athens: Perry, Morgan, Washington, Meigs, Vinton, Hocking and Wood (WV).

While not sharing a border with Athens, the following counties are close to Athens: Mason (WV), Jackson (WV) and Gallia.

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
	Fairfield County	NW	Geneva	29 miles [46 km]
	Gallia County	S	Kyger	24 miles [38 km]
	Hocking County	NW	Cawthorn	11 miles [17 km]
	Jackson County	SW	Mulga	24 miles [38 km]
	Meigs County	S	Snowville	10 miles [16 km]
	Montgomery County	S	Town and Country Estates	34 miles [54 km]
	Morgan County	NE	Lathrop	11 miles [17 km]
	Muskingum County	N	Cedar Run	32 miles [51 km]
	Noble County	NE	Dungannon	34 miles [54 km]
	Perry County	N	Hatfield	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<3>

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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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