Lafayette, Tennessee

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Murfreesboro. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southwest of Lafayette and has a population of 68,816 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hendersonville. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the west of Lafayette and has a population of 40,620 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Scottsville (KY)	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,581	5.87% increase
	Algood	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,379	14.85% increase
	Cookeville	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	29,234	22.2% increase
	Crossville	E	41 mi [66 km]	11,599	29.15% increase
	Gallatin	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	29,343	26.32% increase
	La Vergne	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	30,034	60.72% increase
	Lafayette	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	4,426	13.93% increase
	Lebanon	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	24,648	21.81% increase
	Livingston	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,567	1.97% increase
	McMinnville	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	13,270	4.09% increase
	Monterey	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,924	7.62% increase
	Mount Juliet	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	21,718	75.63% increase
	Smithville	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,389	9.89% increase
	Smyrna	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	37,867	48.1% increase
	Sparta	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	4,938	7.37% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alexandria	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	873	7.25% increase
	Bangham Village	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Baxter	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,412	10.4% increase
	Carthage	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,236	0.67% decrease
	Dowelltown	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	319	5.63% increase
	Gainesboro	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	845	3.87% decrease
	Gordonsville	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,291	21.11% increase
	Liberty	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	389	5.99% increase
	Mill Town	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Park Village	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Rock City	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Shaver Town	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Shennon Village	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	South Carthage	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,357	4.22% increase
	Southtown Village	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Putnam County

Lafayette is located in Putnam County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam: Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith and White.

While not sharing a border with Putnam, the following counties are close to Lafayette: Macon, Wilson and Clay.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lafayette
	Allen County (KY)	NW	Amos (KY)	38 miles [61 km]
	Cumberland County (KY)	NE	Ashlock (KY)	34 miles [54 km]
	Monroe County (KY)	N	Boles (KY)	30 miles [48 km]
	Bledsoe County	SE	Herbert Domain	39 miles [62 km]
	Cannon County	SW	Gassaway	23 miles [37 km]
	Clay County	N	Butlers Ferry	22 miles [35 km]
	Cumberland County	E	Mayland	30 miles [48 km]
	DeKalb County	S	Cherry Hill	7 miles [11 km]
	Fentress County	E	Cooktown	34 miles [54 km]
	Jackson County	N	Nameless	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<3>

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