Athens, Tennessee

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chattanooga. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southwest of Athens and has a population of 155,554 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cleveland. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Athens and has a population of 37,192 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alcoa	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,606	11.27% increase
	Collegedale	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,947	22% increase
	Crossville	NW	41 mi [66 km]	11,599	29.15% increase
	Dayton	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	6,771	9.56% increase
	East Ridge	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	19,642	4.84% decrease
	Farragut	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	20,350	14.84% increase
	Harriman	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,658	1.28% decrease
	Lenoir City	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	8,010	17.47% increase
	Maryville	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	27,156	17.46% increase
	Oak Ridge	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	27,677	1.06% increase
	Red Bank	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	11,573	6.8% decrease
	Rockwood	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	5,541	4.04% decrease
	Signal Mountain	SW	46 mi [74 km]	7,109	4.31% decrease
	Soddy-Daisy	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	12,511	8.51% increase
	Sweetwater	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	6,645	18.96% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,202	5.62% increase
	Calhoun	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	523	5.44% increase
	Charleston	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	664	5.4% increase
	Countryside Village	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Decatur	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,476	5.81% increase
	Englewood	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,750	10.06% increase
	Etowah	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,775	3.06% increase
	Hopewell	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Lakewood Village	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Loudon City Park	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Madisonville	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,714	19.68% increase
	Niota	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	800	2.43% increase
	Philadelphia	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	603	13.13% increase
	Spring City	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,021	0.2% decrease
	Tellico Plains	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	964	12.22% increase

McMinn County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McMinn: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk and Roane.

While not sharing a border with McMinn, the following counties are close to Athens: Rhea, Hamilton and Blount.

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
	Catoosa County (GA)	SW	Mount Vernon (GA)	39 miles [62 km]
	Fannin County (GA)	S	Fry (GA)	34 miles [54 km]
	Murray County (GA)	S	Alaculsy (GA)	32 miles [51 km]
	Whitfield County (GA)	SW	Red Clay (GA)	37 miles [59 km]
	Cherokee County (NC)	SE	Hiwassee (NC)	28 miles [45 km]
	Graham County (NC)	E	McGuires (NC)	35 miles [56 km]
	Anderson County	NE	Oak Ridge	39 miles [62 km]
	Bledsoe County	NW	Luminary	27 miles [43 km]
	Blount County	NE	Shaddon Mill	26 miles [41 km]
	Bradley County	SW	Charleston	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<3>

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