Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Knoxville. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the east of Oak Ridge and has a population of 173,890 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Maryville. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Oak Ridge and has a population of 23,120 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alcoa	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	8,606	11.27% increase
	Athens	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	14,275	7.98% increase
	Clinton	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	9,625	2.3% increase
	Crossville	W	41 mi [66 km]	11,599	29.15% increase
	Farragut	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	20,350	14.84% increase
	Harriman	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,658	1.28% decrease
	Jefferson City	E	46 mi [74 km]	8,156	5.1% increase
	Kingston	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,607	6.52% increase
	La Follette	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	8,194	3.38% increase
	Lenoir City	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	8,010	17.47% increase
	Loudon	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,921	9.94% increase
	Pigeon Forge	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	6,204	22.05% increase
	Rockwood	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	5,541	4.04% decrease
	Sevierville	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	16,846	43.28% increase
	Sweetwater	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,645	18.96% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bazel Town	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Friendsville	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	921	3.48% increase
	Karns	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Kelley Town	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Laddie Village	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Loudon City Park	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Louisville	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,192	9.55% increase
	Mahan Village	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Marble City	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Midtown	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Oakdale	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	235	3.69% decrease
	Oliver Springs	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,326	0.7% increase
	Powell	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Tupper Town	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Volunteer Village	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Anderson County

Oak Ridge is primarily located in Anderson County. A portion of Oak Ridge extends into Roane County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott and Union.

While not sharing a border with Anderson, the following counties are close to Oak Ridge: Blount, Monroe and Cumberland.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Oak Ridge
	Blount County	SE	Gravelly Hills	12 miles [19 km]
	Campbell County	N	Clinchmore	17 miles [27 km]
	Cumberland County	W	Deerwood	23 miles [37 km]
	Fentress County	NW	Mount Helen	37 miles [59 km]
	Grainger County	E	Blaine	35 miles [56 km]
	Hamilton County	E	Lake Forest	23 miles [37 km]
	Jefferson County	E	Strawberry Plains	34 miles [54 km]
	Knox County	SE	Gallaher Ferry	3 miles [4 km]
	Loudon County	S	White Wing Ferry	5 miles [8 km]
	McMinn County	SW	Prigmore	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<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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