Scranton, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Abilene. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Scranton and has a population of 115,930 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Brownwood. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the south of Scranton and has a population of 18,813 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albany	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,795	6.56% decrease
	Baird	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,671	2.96% increase
	Bangs	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,567	3.27% decrease
	Breckenridge	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	5,632	4.02% decrease
	Cisco	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,724	3.3% decrease
	Clyde	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	3,809	13.87% increase
	Coleman	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,691	8.5% decrease
	Comanche	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,201	6.27% decrease
	De Leon	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,335	4.03% decrease
	Dublin	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,803	1.31% increase
	Early	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,760	6.65% increase
	Eastland	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,886	3.1% increase
	Gorman	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,231	0.4% decrease
	Ranger	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	2,559	0.97% decrease
	Tye	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,140	1.55% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Blanket	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	400	0.5% decrease
	Carbon	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	223	0.45% decrease
	Cross Plains	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,078	0.94% increase
	Eureka	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Impact	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	39	---
	Lake Brownwood	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Lawn	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	353	---
	Moran	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	218	6.44% decrease
	Novice	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	134	5.63% decrease
	Potosi	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Putnam	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	92	4.55% increase
	Rising Star	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	827	0.96% decrease
	Santa Anna	S	41 mi [66 km]	1,016	6.01% decrease
	Strawn	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	762	3.11% increase
	Tuscola	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	726	1.68% increase

Eastland County

Scranton is located in Eastland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eastland: Brown, Callahan, Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto, Shackelford and Stephens. Although it doesn't share a border with Eastland, Coleman it is close to Scranton.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Scranton
	Brown County	S	Cross Cut	18 miles [28 km]
	Callahan County	SW	Atwell	3 miles [4 km]
	Coleman County	SW	Webbville	21 miles [33 km]
	Comanche County	SE	Amity	21 miles [33 km]
	Erath County	E	Victor	36 miles [57 km]
	Palo Pinto County	NE	Strawn	39 miles [62 km]
	Shackelford County	N	Moran	17 miles [27 km]
	Stephens County	N	Eureka	19 miles [30 km]
	Taylor County	W	Elmdale	32 miles [51 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<3>

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