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is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,981 at the 2000 census.
Crossville is located at (35.954221, -85.031267). The city is situated atop the Cumberland Plateau amidst the headwaters of the Obed River, which slices a scenic gorge north of Crossville en route to its confluence with the Emory River to the northeast. Crossville is roughly halfway between the plateau's eastern escarpment along Walden Ridge and its western escarpment along the Highland Rim. Several small lakes are located on the outskirts of Crossville, including Lake Tansi to the south, Lake Holiday to the west, and Byrd Lake at nearby Cumberland Mountain State Park. The average elevation of Crossville is approximately 1,890 feet (576 m) above sea level.
True to its namesake, Crossville is centered around the intersection of two major federal highways: U.S. Route 70, which traverses Tennessee from east to west, and U.S. Route 127, which traverses Tennessee from north to south. Interstate 40, which runs roughly parallel to US-70, passes through the northern part of Crossville. Crossville is approximately east of Cookeville, north of Chattanooga and west of Knoxville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²), of which, 14.7 square miles (38.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (2.32%) is water.