The Smith Fork Creek is a large stream that flows through Middle Tennessee in the United States, draining much of the southwestern Upper Cumberland region.

[1] It is a major tributary of the Caney Fork River, and is part of the Cumberland, Ohio and Mississippi basins.

[1] The small towns and communities of Statesville, Auburntown, Gassaway, Liberty, Dowelltown, Temperance Hall, and Lancaster are drained by the creek, which empties into the Caney Fork 4.1 miles (6.6 km) southeast of Gordonsville.

[3] The stream flows directly through the town of Statesville, following Highway 267 toward DeKalb County.

Both the Clear Fork and Dry Creek begin along the northern slope of Short Mountain, the westernmost point in Tennessee over 2,000 feet (610 meters) in elevation.