 It is situated on the Tennessee Valley Divide, with the northern half of the city draining north to Bear Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, and the southern half draining south to Gum Creek, a tributary of the Tombigbee River.Alabama State Route 24 is a four-lane highway that passes south of the city center, leading east to Russellville and west to the Mississippi line.Tremont, Mississippi, is to the southwest.