 Troup lies in two counties as well as two core-based statistical areas.The Smith County portion of the city is part of the Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cherokee County portion is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.Troup is situated between the two very old Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Creek intertribal settlements of "Nanih Shinuk" (Sand Hill) and "Ofunlo Hina" (Screech Owl Bend).