Editing Elkton, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Elkton is located in southeastern Giles County at {{coord|35.062892|-86.898131|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Most of the city is on the north bank of the [[Elk River (Tennessee)|Elk River]], a southwest-flowing tributary of the [[Tennessee River]].

[[U.S. Route 31]] passes through the west side of the city, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]], the Giles County seat, and south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Ardmore, Tennessee|Ardmore]] at the [[Alabama]] border. [[Interstate 65]] passes just east of Elkton, with access from Exit 1 (US 31) south of town and from Exit 6 ([[Tennessee State Route 273|State Route 273]]) at the north end of the city limits. I-65 leads north {{convert|81|mi}} to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and south {{convert|113|mi}} to [[Birmingham, Alabama]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Elkton has a total area of {{convert|5.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>