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.

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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

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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