Editing Scott County, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Big-south-fork-leatherwood-ford-tn1.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Big South Fork of the Cumberland]]
[[File:US-27-Tennessee-Kentucky-state-line-tnky1.jpg|right|225px|thumb|[[U.S. Route 27|US-27]] at the Tennessee-Kentucky state line, looking south into Scott County]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|533|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|532|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.2%) 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 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county is located in a relatively hilly area atop the [[Cumberland Plateau]]. In the southwestern part of the county, the [[Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River)|Clear Fork]] and [[New River (Tennessee)|New River]] converge to form the [[Big South Fork of the Cumberland River]], a major tributary of the [[Cumberland River]], and the focus of a national river and recreation area.

[[U.S. Route 27 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 27]] is the county's primary north–south road.  [[Tennessee State Route 63|State Route 63]] connects Scott County with Campbell County to the east.  [[Tennessee State Route 52|State Route 52]] connects Scott County with the [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress County]] area to the west. A portion of [[Tennessee State Route 297|State Route 297]] connects Oneida with the Big South Fork Recreation Area. [[Tennessee State Route 456|State Route 456]] is another major road in the area.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[McCreary County, Kentucky]] (north)
*[[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell County]] (east)
*[[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson County]] (southeast)
*[[Morgan County, Tennessee|Morgan County]] (southwest)
*[[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress County]] (west/CST Border)
*[[Pickett County, Tennessee|Pickett County]] (northwest/CST Border)
*[[Wayne County, Kentucky]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area]] (part)

===State protected areas===
* North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (part)
* [[Scott State Forest]] (part)
* Twin Arches State Natural Area (part)