Southern United States

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cultural region region of the 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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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form Occurrences
Southeastern United States 253
American South 196
United States South 22

Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South

Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: the South
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
country United States of America ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
tropical climate (southern Florida and Gulf Coast areas) ⓘ
hasCuisine Cajun cuisine ⓘ
Creole cuisine ⓘ
Southern cuisine ⓘ
barbecue ⓘ
soul food ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition Southern Gothic ⓘ
surface form: Southern Gothic literature

Southern hospitality ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic large African American population ⓘ
strong evangelical Protestant presence ⓘ
hasEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
energy industry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHistoricalCharacteristic Jim Crow laws ⓘ
antebellum plantation economy ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent American Civil War ⓘ
hasHistoricalMovement American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: Civil Rights Movement
hasHistoricalTieTo Confederate States of America ⓘ
hasMajorCity Atlanta ⓘ
Birmingham ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Charlotte

Dallas, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Dallas

Houston ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis

Miami ⓘ
Nashville ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
hasMajorMountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
hasMajorRiver Mississippi River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
hasMusicGenre bluegrass ⓘ
blues ⓘ
country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasPoliticalCharacteristic contemporary tendency to vote Republican in federal elections ⓘ
historically Democratic stronghold before mid-20th century realignment ⓘ
hasSportCulture NASCAR auto racing ⓘ
college football ⓘ
hasSubregion Bible Belt ⓘ
Black Belt ⓘ
Deep South ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Gulf Coast

Upper South ⓘ
includesState Alabama ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ
Province of Delaware ⓘ
surface form: Delaware

District of Columbia ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
timeZoneIncludes Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Mountain Time Zone (western Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle)

Referenced by (714)

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

Suwannee River (nearby influence) → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Suwannee River
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Talbot County → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Talbot County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Tennessee → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Tennessee (eastern portion) → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Tennessee River → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Tennessee Valley → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: Texas
Texas legislative districts → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern United States
Town of Bartonville, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Town of Copper Canyon, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Town of Double Oak, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Town of Double Oak, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Trinity College → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
U.S. Civil Rights Trail → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
University of Mississippi → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Upper South → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Warm Springs Historic District → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Webster County → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Webster County → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Webster County, Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
western Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Georgia
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Yadkin River → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Yatesville, Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
south-central Kentucky → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Shelby County, Tennessee → locatedInCensusRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: South
this entity surface form: Southeast United States
West Point, Georgia → locatedInCountrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Yoknapatawpha County → locatedInFictionalUniverse → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Alabama → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Alabama–Mississippi border → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Atlanta → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Atlanta Baptist Seminary → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Baton Rouge, Louisiana → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Birmingham → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
Canton, Mississippi, United States → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Canton, Mississippi
this entity surface form: American South
central Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Central Georgia
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Dahlonega Mint → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Early County, Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Florida–Georgia border → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
U.S. state of Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Georgia
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Grantville, Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Gretna, Florida → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hueytown, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Kentucky → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Lake Seminole → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States