Alma, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Dallas. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the north of Alma and has a population of 1,188,580 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Arlington. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the northwest of Alma and has a population of 332,969 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cedar Hill	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	44,786	39.55% increase
	Cleburne	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	29,889	14.94% increase
	Corsicana	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	26,459	8.06% increase
	DeSoto	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	47,568	26.36% increase
	Duncanville	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	36,109	---
	Euless	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	52,579	14.29% increase
	Farmers Branch	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	26,455	3.83% decrease
	Garland	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	218,577	1.3% increase
	Grand Prairie	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	160,641	26.07% increase
	Irving	NW	46 mi [74 km]	201,358	5.08% increase
	Lancaster	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	35,761	38.11% increase
	Mansfield	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	46,142	64.61% increase
	Mesquite	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	132,123	6.1% increase
	Richardson	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	101,589	10.66% increase
	Rowlett	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	55,780	25.34% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bardwell	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	634	8.75% increase
	Barry	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	227	8.61% increase
	Blooming Grove	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	927	11.28% increase
	Cottonwood	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	214	18.23% increase
	Emhouse	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	176	10.69% increase
	Ennis	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	19,506	21.57% increase
	Garrett	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	740	65.18% increase
	Grays Prairie	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	354	19.59% increase
	Nash	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Oak Valley	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	459	14.46% increase
	Palmer	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,258	27.28% increase
	Retreat	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	396	16.81% increase
	Rice	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	980	22.81% increase
	Rosser	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	462	21.9% increase
	Walnut Springs	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---

Ellis County

Alma is located in Ellis County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellis: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro and Tarrant.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alma
	Collin County	N	Dallas	37 miles [59 km]
	Dallas County	N	Ferris	19 miles [30 km]
	Freestone County	SE	Streetman	31 miles [49 km]
	Henderson County	E	Buffalo	15 miles [24 km]
	Hill County	SW	Mertens	25 miles [40 km]
	Johnson County	W	Grandview	36 miles [57 km]
	Kaufman County	NE	Peeltown	13 miles [20 km]
	Limestone County	S	Munger	34 miles [54 km]
	Navarro County	SE	Rice	4 miles [6 km]
	Rockwall County	N	Chisholm	39 miles [62 km]

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