Athens, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tyler. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 83,650 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Corsicana. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Athens and has a population of 24,485 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Canton	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	3,665	11.33% increase
	Ennis	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	19,506	21.57% increase
	Fairfield	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	3,618	16.94% increase
	Grand Saline	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,171	4.72% increase
	Gun Barrel City	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,975	16.13% increase
	Jacksonville	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,367	3.6% increase
	Kaufman	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,794	35.5% increase
	Lindale	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	4,687	58.67% increase
	Mineola	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,179	13.82% increase
	Palestine	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	18,390	4.5% increase
	Rusk	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,312	4.46% increase
	Teague	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,749	4.21% increase
	Terrell	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	19,527	43.52% increase
	Whitehouse	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	7,724	44.48% increase
	Wills Point	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	3,804	8.81% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brownsboro	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	837	5.15% increase
	Caney City	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	256	8.47% increase
	Edom	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	348	8.07% increase
	Enchanted Oaks	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	430	20.45% increase
	Eustace	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	925	15.91% increase
	Log Cabin	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	792	8.05% increase
	Mabank	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	3,090	43.65% increase
	Malakoff	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,326	3.06% increase
	Moore Station	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	195	5.98% increase
	Murchison	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	622	5.07% increase
	Payne Springs	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	722	5.71% increase
	Poynor	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	330	5.1% increase
	Star Harbor	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	467	12.26% increase
	Tool	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,439	7.21% increase
	Trinidad	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,109	1.65% increase

Henderson County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson: Anderson, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Smith and Van Zandt.

While not sharing a border with Henderson, the counties of Cherokee and Freestone are close to Athens.

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
	Anderson County	S	Bradford	15 miles [24 km]
	Cherokee County	E	Cherokee Landing	25 miles [40 km]
	Freestone County	SW	Saint Elmo	27 miles [43 km]
	Kaufman County	NW	Prairieville	24 miles [38 km]
	Navarro County	W	Goodnight	19 miles [30 km]
	Smith County	E	Dogwood City	22 miles [35 km]
	Van Zandt County	N	Walton	10 miles [16 km]
	Wood County	NE	Ben	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<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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