Avalon, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Dallas. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the north of Avalon and has a population of 1,188,580 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Arlington. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northwest of Avalon and has a population of 332,969 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bedford	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	49,155	4.25% increase
	Cedar Hill	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	44,786	39.55% increase
	DeSoto	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	47,568	26.36% increase
	Duncanville	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	36,109	---
	Euless	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	52,579	14.29% increase
	Farmers Branch	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	26,455	3.83% decrease
	Garland	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	218,577	1.3% increase
	Grand Prairie	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	160,641	26.07% increase
	Haltom City	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	40,181	2.98% increase
	Hurst	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	38,550	6.28% increase
	Irving	N	46 mi [74 km]	201,358	5.08% increase
	Mansfield	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	46,142	64.61% increase
	Mesquite	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	132,123	6.1% increase
	Rowlett	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	55,780	25.34% increase
	Waco	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	124,009	9.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alma	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	321	6.29% increase
	Bardwell	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	634	8.75% increase
	Barry	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	227	8.61% increase
	Blooming Grove	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	927	11.28% increase
	Emhouse	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	176	10.69% increase
	Ennis	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	19,506	21.57% increase
	Frost	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	725	11.88% increase
	Garrett	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	740	65.18% increase
	Italy	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,144	7.58% increase
	Maypearl	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	936	25.47% increase
	Mertens	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	160	9.59% increase
	Milford	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	749	9.34% increase
	Nash	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Palmer	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,258	27.28% increase
	Waxahachie	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	28,668	33.8% increase

Ellis County

Avalon is located in Ellis County.

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

While not sharing a border with Ellis, the counties of Limestone and McLennan are close to Avalon.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Avalon
	Bosque County	SW	Smiths Bend	39 miles [62 km]
	Dallas County	N	Ovilla	23 miles [37 km]
	Freestone County	SE	Wortham	34 miles [54 km]
	Henderson County	E	Buffalo	30 miles [48 km]
	Hill County	SW	Mertens	11 miles [17 km]
	Johnson County	W	Grandview	23 miles [37 km]
	Kaufman County	NE	Rosser	26 miles [41 km]
	Limestone County	S	Munger	28 miles [45 km]
	McLennan County	SW	Cottonwood	29 miles [46 km]
	Navarro County	S	Lone Oak	6 miles [9 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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