Editing Cheatham County, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|307|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|302|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.6|sqmi}} (1.5%) is 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>

The county is bisected from northwest to southeast by the [[Cumberland River]], with [[Ashland City]] on its northern bank. The southern portion of the county is bisected from southeast to northwest by the [[Harpeth River]], which meanders through generally hilly country, and along whose course are located the communities of [[Kingston Springs]], largely to the north of [[Interstate 40|I-40]], and [[Pegram]], along [[U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 70]] (US 70). The western border of the central portion of the county is defined by the course of the Harpeth. The hills east of the Harpeth and south of the Cumberland are partly set aside by the state as the Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area. North of Ashland City the hills subside into more level highlands, where the community of [[Pleasant View, Tennessee|Pleasant View]] is located just south of [[Interstate 24|I-24]], which generally delineates the  county's northern border.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]] (northeast)
*[[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]] (east)
*[[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson County]] (south)
*[[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson County]] (west)
*[[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery County]] (northwest)

===State protected areas===
*Cheatham Wildlife Management Area
*Cheatham Lake Wildlife Management Area (part)
*[[Harpeth River State Park]]