Editing Spencer, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Spencer is located at {{coord|35|44|37|N|85|27|30|W|type:city}} (35.743740, -85.458408).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The town is situated at the western edge of the [[Cumberland Plateau]], just above the [[Caney Fork]] valley. The river forms Van Buren's boundary with [[White County, Tennessee|White County]] several miles north of Spencer.
[[File:US Post Office - Spencer, Tennessee 5-26-2012.JPG|thumb|left|US Post Office - Spencer, Tennessee]]
Spencer is topographically isolated by the Cumberland Plateau's escarpment to the north and west, the Cane Creek Valley to the east, and the Dry Fork Gulf to the south. Cane Creek, along with its tributary, Dry Fork, slices a narrow valley as it spills down northward toward its confluence with the Caney Fork, effectively dividing the Spencer area from the rest of the plateau. Cane Creek's upper watershed, known for its scenic waterfalls and geological formations, comprises the bulk of [[Fall Creek Falls State Park]].

Spencer is concentrated along State Route 30, which connects Spencer with [[Pikeville, Tennessee|Pikeville]] in the Sequatchie Valley to the east, and [[McMinnville, Tennessee|McMinnville]] to the west. [[Tennessee State Route 111|State Route 111]], which traverses the eastern part of Spencer, connects the town with [[Sparta, Tennessee|Sparta]] and [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]] to the north, and [[Dunlap, Tennessee|Dunlap]] in the Sequatchie Valley to the south. Spencer is approximately 30 miles south of [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]] and 25 miles west of [[Pikeville, Tennessee|Pikeville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.