Editing Jonesborough, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Jonesborough is situated in an area where the watershed of the [[Watauga River]] meets the watershed of the [[Nolichucky River]].  The Watauga passes about {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the northeast of Jonesborough, and the Nolichucky passes roughly {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the southwest.  The town's principal stream, Little Limestone Creek, is part of the Nolichucky watershed.

Jonesborough is surrounded by low hills and elongated ridges that are characteristic of the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley Province]].  The main crest of the Appalachians rises just a few miles southeast of Jonesborough.

Jonesborough is centered on the junction of Andrew Johnson Highway (which is part of both [[U.S. Route 321 (Tennessee)|U.S. Route 321]] and [[U.S. Route 11E]]), which connects the town to Greeneville to the southwest and [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] to the northeast, and [[State Route 81 (Tennessee)|State Route 81]], which connects Jonesborough to [[Interstate 81 (Tennessee)|Interstate 81]] to the northwest and [[Interstate 26 (Tennessee)|Interstate 26]] at [[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]] to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.3|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, all of it land.