Editing Atoka, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
{{See also|List of states and territories of the United States|U.S. state|Grand Divisions of Tennessee|Geography of the United States}}
The town of Atoka is located at {{coord|35|25|29|N|89|46|58|W|type:city}} (35.424740, -89.782652).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], in 2010<ref name="Geography">{{cite web|work=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=Geography: Tennessee |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=July 5, 2013 |year=2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> the municipality had a total area of {{convert|12.36|sqmi|km2}}. The total area of land was {{convert|12.33|sqmi|km2}} and the total of water was {{convert|.03|sqmi|km2}}.

[[File:Tipton County Tennessee incorporated and unincorporated areas Atoka highlighted.svg|alt= Atoka, Tennessee within Tipton County|left|286x286px|Atoka, Tennessee within Tipton County|thumb]]Atoka, Tennessee is located in Tipton County, Tennessee. The County south of Tipton County is Shelby County where the city of Memphis, Tennessee is located. Tipton County is located in the Tennessee Grand Division of West Tennessee. The map of the United States gives a view of where Tennessee is located within the contiguous United States.
[[File:Map of West Tennessee counties.png|alt=Map of West Tennessee counties|thumb|Map of West Tennessee counties]] The [[Mississippi River]] defines the western border of the state of Tennessee. The Tennessee counties that have the Mississippi River as their western boundary are Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer, and Lake Counties. Atoka is located just east of the Mississippi River.