Editing Campbell County, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|498|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|480|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|18|sqmi|abbr=on}} (3.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Campbell County is situated in a geological border region between the [[Cumberland Mountains]] in the northwest and the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley Range]] in the southeast. This border area is characterized by several large, elongated ridges, namely [[Cross Mountain (Tennessee)|Cross Mountain]] in the west and Cumberland Mountain, Walnut Mountain, and [[Pine Mountain (ridge)|Pine Mountain]] to the north. Ivydell, situated in the Cumberland Mountains region, is the exact geographical center of Campbell County. Elevations vary widely across the county, ranging from {{convert|3534|ft|m|abbr=on}} at Cross Mountain to slightly less than {{convert|1000|ft|m|abbr=on}} a few miles away at [[Norris Dam|Norris Lake]]. Norris Lake&mdash; an artificial reservoir created by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in the 1930s&mdash; is the main body of water in the region. It is fed by the [[Clinch River|Clinch]] and [[Powell River (Tennessee River)|Powell]] Rivers, as well as several large creeks, most notably Davis Creek, Big Creek, and Cove Creek. Cove Creek also feeds the much smaller [[Cove Lake State Park|Cove Lake]]&mdash; a recreational lake built by TVA in the 1930s as part of the Norris project&mdash; which is located near Caryville.

[[File:Cumberland-trail-cross-mountain-tn3.jpg|right|220px|thumb|View across Cumberland Mountain from the [[Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park|Cumberland Trail]]]]

Most of the county's residents live in the southern half of the county, where [[La Follette, Tennessee|La Follette]], [[Jacksboro, Tennessee|Jacksboro]], and [[Caryville, Tennessee|Caryville]] are located. [[Jellico, Tennessee|Jellico]], located along the Tennessee-Kentucky border, is the most notable populated area in the county's plateau section.

Portions of the county north of Walnut Mountain are part of the [[Cumberland River]] watershed. Portions of the county south of Walnut Mountain are part of the [[Tennessee River]] watershed. In the northwestern part of the county, a large valley, known as [[Elk Valley (Campbell County)|Elk Valley]], runs from southwest to northeast, from Pioneer to Jellico.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Whitley County, Kentucky]] (north)
*[[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne County]] (east)
*[[Union County, Tennessee|Union County]] (southeast)
*[[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson County]] (south)
*[[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott County]] (west)
*[[McCreary County, Kentucky]] (northwest)

===State-protected areas===
*[[Chuck Swan State Forest]] (part)
*Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area
*[[Cove Lake State Park]]
*[[Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park|Cumberland Trail]] (part)
*[[Indian Mountain State Park]]
*[[Norris Dam State Park]] (part)
*North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (part)