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==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|174|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|163|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (6.6%) 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 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in Tennessee by land area and third-smallest by total area. The eastern part of the county, much of which is part of Pickett State Forest, lies atop the [[Cumberland Plateau]], while the western, more populated half is located on the [[Highland Rim]]. The [[Wolf River (Middle Tennessee)|Wolf River]] and the [[Obey River]], the lower parts of which are part of Dale Hollow Lake, pass through the county. The rivers converge just west of the county's border with [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay County]].

[[File:Pickett-hazard-cave-entrance-tn1.jpg|right|thumb|Hazard Cave at [[Pickett State Park]]]]

Streams in the far eastern section of the county are part of the watershed of the [[Big South Fork of the Cumberland River]].

The county is in the [[Central Time Zone]], but the bordering counties of Scott County, Tennessee, and Wayne County, Kentucky, observe [[Eastern Time|Eastern Time Zone]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Wayne County, Kentucky]] (northeast)
*[[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott County]] (east)
*[[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress County]] (southeast)
*[[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton County]] (southwest)
*[[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay County]] (west)
*[[Clinton County, Kentucky]] (north)

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

===State protected areas===
* [[Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park]]
* Honey Creek State Natural Area
* [[Pickett State Forest]] (part)
* [[Pickett CCC Memorial State Park]]
* Twin Arches State Natural Area (part)

===Highways===
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*{{jct|state=TN|SR|111}}
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