Editing South Carthage, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
South Carthage is located at {{coord|36|14|44|N|85|57|29|W|type:city}} (36.245584, -85.958043).<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> The town stretches along the south bank of the [[Cumberland River]] from Goodall Island eastward to the river's confluence with the [[Caney Fork]] (river miles 306-309).  South Carthage is traversed by [[U.S. Route 70N]], and the highway's key intersection with [[Tennessee State Route 25|State Route 25]] and [[Tennessee State Route 53|State Route 53]] is located within the town's southeastern limits.  The town is connected to Carthage via two bridges: the [[Cordell Hull Bridge]] on the west, and Veterans Memorial Bridge (which carries SR 25) on the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.8|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.91%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>