Editing Jellico, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==

Jellico is located along the northern border of Tennessee at {{coord|36|34|57|N|84|7|50|W|type:city}} (36.582627, -84.130608).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The city is situated amidst the [[Cumberland Mountains]] in the valley of Elk Creek, which flows north into [[Kentucky]]. Jellico spans the western bases and slopes of three steep hills that split the Elk Creek valley from the larger [[Clear Fork (Cumberland River)|Clear Fork]] valley to the east. A prominent knob known as Indian Mountain rises nearly {{convert|1000|ft|m}} above Jellico to the west, and is visible from most of the city. This mountain and an adjacent lake are now home to [[Indian Mountain State Park]]. The larger Jellico Mountain dominates the area beyond Indian Mountain to the west, and [[Pine Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)|Pine Mountain]] dominates the area beyond the Clear Fork Valley to the east.

Jellico is concentrated around the junction of [[U.S. Route 25W]] (North Main Street and 5th Street), which connects Jellico to [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]] to the southeast and [[Corbin, Kentucky]], to the north, and [[Tennessee State Route 297]] (South Main Street), which connects Jellico with [[Huntsville, Tennessee|Huntsville]] to the southwest. The Tennessee-Kentucky state line forms Jellico's official northern boundary, although houses and businesses associated with the city are on both sides of the border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|2|abbr=on}}, or 1.15%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>