The term CITY WEST OF DALLAS is ABILENE, a 7 letter word. Abilene is a city located in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States. It is situated approximately 180 miles west of Dallas and is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 170, 219. Abilene is the largest city in the Abilene-Sweetwater Combined Statistical Area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 263, 902. It is the county seat of Taylor County. The city is located off Interstate 20, between exits 279 on its western edge and 292 on the east. Abilene is 150 miles west of Fort Worth.