Inland South

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The Inland South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the Southern United States characterized by its inland location away from the coasts, a mix of Appalachian and Deep South influences, and a predominantly rural, agrarian heritage.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
subregion of the Southern United States ⓘ
characterizedBy agrarian heritage ⓘ
inland location away from the coasts ⓘ
mix of Appalachian and Deep South cultural influences ⓘ
predominantly rural heritage ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinctFrom Atlantic coastal South ⓘ
Gulf Coast South ⓘ
linked to: Gulf South

Lowcountry South ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate in many areas ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Appalachia ⓘ
Deep South ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait Protestant religious traditions ⓘ
conservative social values ⓘ
distinctive regional dialects ⓘ
regional folk music traditions ⓘ
hasDemographicPattern population dispersed in small settlements ⓘ
predominantly non-urban population historically ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity coal mining in some areas ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ
row-crop agriculture ⓘ
timber production ⓘ
hasFoodTradition Southern cuisine with Appalachian influences ⓘ
hasHeritage Scots-Irish cultural influences ⓘ
agrarian social structure ⓘ
frontier settlement history ⓘ
smallholder farming traditions ⓘ
hasHistoricalEconomicBase agriculture ⓘ
resource extraction ⓘ
hasIdentity distinct regional identity within the South ⓘ
hasLandscape mix of mountains hills and plateaus ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
hasMusicTradition Southern gospel ⓘ
bluegrass ⓘ
country music ⓘ
hasReligionPattern strong evangelical Protestant presence ⓘ
hasTransportationPattern historical reliance on railroads and highways rather than seaports ⓘ
hasTypicalSettlementPattern rural communities ⓘ
small cities ⓘ
small towns ⓘ
locatedIn Inland United States ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
overlapsWith Appalachian South ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia

Upper South ⓘ
parts of the Deep South ⓘ
partOf American South cultural region ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scott County, Kentucky → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
Danville, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Marion County, Kentucky → belongsToRegion → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Warren County, North Carolina → partOf → Inland South cultural region ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Fort Thomas, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Hopewell, South Carolina → partOf → Upcountry plantation belt ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
South Bay region of Los Angeles County → hasPart → Inland South Bay ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Lee County, Georgia → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
Cornishville, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Brown County, Indiana → partOf → Upland South cultural region ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Albany, Georgia → partOf → Inland South ⓘ
subject linked to: Albany
Inland North region → contrastedWith → Inland South region ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Mississippi Territory → partOf → Old Southwest (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Boston, Kentucky → isInRegion → Inland South ⓘ
Boston, Kentucky → isInRegion → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Caneyville, Kentucky → locatedInRegion → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
North Georgia → hasCulturalFeature → Southern Appalachian culture ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Benton, Kentucky → isInCountrySubdivision → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Hopkins County, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
English dialect continuum → hasExample → Appalachian–Southern–Midland continuum in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Braden, Tennessee → isPartOf → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Moultrie, Georgia → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
Northwest Georgia → partOf → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Lenox, Georgia → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
Alabama hill country → culturalAffiliation → Upland South culture ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
East Central Mississippi → partOf → Inland South ⓘ
North Louisiana → partOf → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Gallatin County, Kentucky → isPartOf → Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
River Falls, Alabama → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
Richmond, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
subject linked to: Richmond
linked to: Inland South
Boyle County → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
linked to: Inland South
Meadowview, Virginia → locatedIn → Inland South ⓘ
New Haven, Kentucky → locatedIn → Interior Upland South ⓘ
subject linked to: New Haven
linked to: Inland South
Greenville, Kentucky → partOf → Upland South ⓘ
subject linked to: Greenville
linked to: Inland South
Bourbon County → isPartOf → Inland South of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Inland South