Editing Alexander County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|253|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|236|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|sqmi}} (6.8%) is water.<ref name="census-density" />  Its borders are partly defined by the [[Mississippi River]] and the [[Ohio River]]. The [[List of U.S. states by elevation|lowest point]] in the state of Illinois is located on the [[Mississippi River]] in Cairo in Alexander County, where it flows out of Illinois and into [[Kentucky]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Union County, Illinois|Union County]] - north
* [[Ballard County, Kentucky|Ballard County]], [[Kentucky]] - southeast
* [[Pulaski County, Illinois|Pulaski County]] - east
* [[Mississippi County, Missouri|Mississippi County]], [[Missouri]] - south
* [[Scott County, Missouri|Scott County]], [[Missouri]] - west
* [[Cape Girardeau County, Missouri|Cape Girardeau County]], [[Missouri]] - northwest

===National protected areas===
* [[Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Shawnee National Forest]] (part)

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 57]]
* [[Image:US 51.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 51 in Illinois|U.S. Route 51]]
* [[Image:US 60.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Illinois|U.S. Route 60]]
* [[Image:US 62.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Illinois|U.S. Route 62]]
* [[Image:Illinois 3.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 3]]
* [[Image:Illinois 37.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 37]]
* [[Image:Illinois 127.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 127]]
* [[Image:Illinois 146.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 146]]