eastern Kentucky

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cultural region geographic region region

Eastern Kentucky is a predominantly rural, Appalachian region of Kentucky known for its coal mining heritage, mountainous terrain, and persistent economic challenges.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
eastern Kentucky canonical 15
Eastern Kentucky 6
Appalachian Kentucky 1

Statements (98)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borderedBy Central Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
contains Bell County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Big Sandy River ⓘ
surface form: Big Sandy River basin

Breathitt County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carter County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clay County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corbin, Kentucky ⓘ
Cumberland Gap ⓘ
surface form: Cumberland Gap region

Daniel Boone National Forest ⓘ
Elliott County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Floyd County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harlan County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harlan coalfield ⓘ
Hazard, Kentucky ⓘ
Johnson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentucky River ⓘ
surface form: Kentucky River headwaters

Knott County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Knox County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laurel County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lawrence County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lee County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leslie County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Letcher County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
London, Kentucky ⓘ
Magoffin County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martin County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morehead, Kentucky ⓘ
Morgan County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Owsley County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Perry County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pikeville, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
surface form: Pikeville, Kentucky

Prestonsburg, Kentucky ⓘ
Red River Gorge Geological Area ⓘ
surface form: Red River Gorge

Rowan County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whitley County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolfe County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demographics predominantly White population ⓘ
significant low-income population ⓘ
economy coal mining ⓘ
service sector ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
timber industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
education Eastern Kentucky University regional campuses ⓘ
Morehead State University ⓘ
University of Pikeville ⓘ
governedBy Kentucky ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
hasCharacteristic Appalachian culture ⓘ
bluegrass and old-time music traditions ⓘ
coal mining heritage ⓘ
coalfield communities ⓘ
economic underdevelopment ⓘ
educational attainment challenges ⓘ
environmental degradation from mining ⓘ
family and kinship networks ⓘ
flooding vulnerability ⓘ
forest-covered hills ⓘ
health disparities ⓘ
high poverty rates ⓘ
historically dependent on coal industry ⓘ
limited economic diversification ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
narrow valleys and hollows ⓘ
opioid epidemic impact ⓘ
outdoor recreation opportunities ⓘ
outmigration of population ⓘ
persistent economic challenges ⓘ
predominantly rural ⓘ
religious conservatism ⓘ
social conservatism ⓘ
strong local cultural identity ⓘ
strong traditions of music and storytelling ⓘ
subsistence and small-scale agriculture ⓘ
tourism potential ⓘ
healthcareChallenges high rates of chronic disease ⓘ
limited access to specialized medical care ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith coal mining ⓘ
labor struggles in coal industry ⓘ
unionization efforts ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachia ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Eastern United States ⓘ
partOf Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Central Appalachian region

Kentucky ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky

eastern Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kentucky Appalachian region
politicalLeaning predominantly Republican in recent decades ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportInfrastructure Mountain Parkway ⓘ
U.S. Route 119 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland → servesRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Diocese of Lexington → regionServed → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
south-central Kentucky → bordersRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → region → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Morehead State University → regionServed → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee–Kentucky border → hasAdjacentRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky, United States → locatedInRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
subject surface form: Pikeville, Kentucky
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Jenkins, Kentucky → locatedInRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Daniel Boone National Forest → locatedInRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Lynch, Kentucky, United States → partOf → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
subject surface form: Lynch, Kentucky
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
Atoka, Kentucky → locatedInTimeZone → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Time Zone (assumed for Boyle County, Kentucky)
Fourth District → includesStateOrTerritory → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
eastern Kentucky → partOf → eastern Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Kentucky
this entity surface form: Kentucky Appalachian region
Episcopal Bishop of Lexington → locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Powell County, Kentucky → locatedInRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
E.D. Ky. → region → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky River → locatedIn → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky → historicallyDistinctFrom → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Tug Fork → locatedIn → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Morehead, Kentucky → region → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Kentucky
Morehead State University → regionServed → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian Kentucky
West Liberty, Kentucky → locatedIn → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
College of Education → regionServed → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Education (Morehead State University)
Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail → locatedInRegion → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Prestonsburg, Kentucky → locatedIn → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
Prestonsburg, Kentucky → partOf → eastern Kentucky ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau’s Eastern Kentucky region