Editing Alexandria, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Alexandria is located in the northwest corner of DeKalb County, bordered to the north by [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith County]] and at its western tip by [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]]. [[U.S. Route 70]] (Nashville Highway) passes through the southwest side of the town, leading northwest {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]], the DeKalb County seat. [[Tennessee State Route 53]] passes just east of the town, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 40]] at New Middleton.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4700620| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alexandria town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 6, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050526/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4700620| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Hickman Creek flows to the northeast through the town; it is a tributary of the [[Caney Fork River]], part of the [[Cumberland River]] watershed.