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 of America
surface form: United States
distinctFrom Atlantic coastal South
Gulf South
surface form: Gulf Coast South

Lowcountry of South Carolina
surface form: 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 Interior United States
surface form: Inland United States

Southern United States
overlapsWith Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian South

Upper South
parts of the Deep South
partOf Southern United States
surface form: American South cultural region

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Scott County, Kentucky locatedIn Inland South
Danville, Kentucky locatedIn Inland South
this entity surface form: Interior Upland South
Marion County, Kentucky belongsToRegion Inland South
this entity surface form: Upland South
Warren County, North Carolina partOf Inland South
this entity surface form: Inland South cultural region
Fort Thomas, Kentucky locatedIn Inland South
this entity surface form: Interior Upland South
Hopewell, South Carolina partOf Inland South
this entity surface form: Upcountry plantation belt
South Bay region of Los Angeles County hasPart Inland South
this entity surface form: Inland South Bay
Lee County, Georgia locatedIn Inland South
Cornishville, Kentucky locatedIn Inland South
this entity surface form: Interior Upland South
Brown County, Indiana partOf Inland South
this entity surface form: Upland South cultural region
Albany partOf Inland South
subject surface form: Albany, Georgia
Inland North region contrastedWith Inland South
this entity surface form: Inland South region
Mississippi Territory partOf Inland South
this entity surface form: Old Southwest (United States)
Boston, Kentucky isInRegion Inland South
Boston, Kentucky isInRegion Inland South
this entity surface form: Upland South
Caneyville, Kentucky locatedInRegion Inland South
this entity surface form: Upland South
North Georgia hasCulturalFeature Inland South
this entity surface form: Southern Appalachian culture
Benton, Kentucky isInCountrySubdivision Inland South
this entity surface form: Upland South