Upper South
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The Upper South is a subregion of the United States generally referring to the northernmost tier of Southern states, often including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and sometimes parts of neighboring states, distinguished historically and culturally from the Deep South.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper South canonical | 21 |
| Upland South | 15 |
| Interior Upland South | 3 |
| Old Southwest | 2 |
| Upland South cultural region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T191730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper South Context triple: [Southern United States, hasSubregion, Upper South]
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A.
Southern United States
The Southern United States is a culturally distinct region of the country known for its historical ties to the Confederacy, unique traditions in music and cuisine, and a warm climate spanning from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
South Region
The South Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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C.
South Central United States
The South Central United States is a U.S. region typically including states like Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, characterized by a mix of Southern and Western cultural influences and a diverse economy spanning energy, agriculture, and industry.
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D.
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District is an administrative division of Russia encompassing several southern regions and key Black Sea territories, including the de facto administered federal city of Sevastopol.
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E.
Midwest Region
The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper South Target entity description: The Upper South is a subregion of the United States generally referring to the northernmost tier of Southern states, often including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and sometimes parts of neighboring states, distinguished historically and culturally from the Deep South.
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A.
Southern United States
The Southern United States is a culturally distinct region of the country known for its historical ties to the Confederacy, unique traditions in music and cuisine, and a warm climate spanning from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
South Region
The South Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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C.
South Central United States
The South Central United States is a U.S. region typically including states like Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, characterized by a mix of Southern and Western cultural influences and a diverse economy spanning energy, agriculture, and industry.
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D.
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District is an administrative division of Russia encompassing several southern regions and key Black Sea territories, including the de facto administered federal city of Sevastopol.
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E.
Midwest Region
The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | subregion of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRegionType |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Deep South ⓘ |
| dominantDialect |
Appalachian English
ⓘ
Southern American English ⓘ |
| dominantReligion |
Baptist denominations
ⓘ
Evangelical Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Evangelicalism
Methodist denominations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
border region between North and South in the United States
ⓘ
culturally Southern but with some Midwestern and Appalachian influences ⓘ historically less dependent on plantation agriculture than Deep South ⓘ historically mixed economy of small farms and some plantations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historically important livestock and mixed farming
ⓘ
historically important tobacco production ⓘ mix of urban and rural areas ⓘ significant coal and natural gas resources in some areas ⓘ transitional climate between humid subtropical and continental climates ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
contained several slave states that remained in or were contested during the American Civil War
ⓘ
included key border states during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| includes |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern United States
ⓘ
South Central United States ⓘ Southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| overlapsWith |
Appalachia
ⓘ
Border States ⓘ Upland South ⓘ
linked to:
Upper South
|
| partOf | Southern United States ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| sometimesIncludes |
Eastern Oklahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Oklahoma
Northern Alabama ⓘ Northern Arkansas ⓘ Northern Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Georgia
Northern Mississippi ⓘ Northern North Carolina ⓘ Northern South Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Upstate South Carolina
Southern Missouri ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern Missouri
|
| timePeriodOfCommonUse |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
U.S. cultural geography
ⓘ
U.S. historical scholarship ⓘ political analysis of the American South ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper South Description of subject: The Upper South is a subregion of the United States generally referring to the northernmost tier of Southern states, often including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and sometimes parts of neighboring states, distinguished historically and culturally from the Deep South.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Indiana and Kentucky
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Marion County
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Hardin County
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Davidson Co.
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